during the last performances of the off-broadway show, teller hired new york filmmaker shade rupe to document the show. after receiving the material, teller and editor emery emery crafted the material into a finished performance film, which world premiered to great acclaim for a sold-out crowd on july 27, 2012, at the 16th fantasia film festival in montreal, qc. teller, todd robbins, and shade rupe appeared for the q&a, which included todd eating a lightbulb and teller swallowing needles and regurgitating them strung up on a string.