# Chris Rock's 'Misty Green' lands at TIFF

> A Hollywood send-up premieres in Toronto, and Rosalind Eleazar stops the room cold with one song.
- Title: Chris Rock's 'Misty Green' lands at TIFF · Variety | Shortify
- Summary: A Hollywood send-up premieres in Toronto, and Rosalind Eleazar stops the room cold with one song. One unbroken musical number turned Rosalind Eleazar into…
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- Source: Variety — https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/misty-green-oscars-rosalind-eleazar-chris-rock-tiff-1236859652
- Author: Clayton Davis,Angelique Jackson
- Published: 2026-09-13T04:32:05+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tiff, chris rock, rosalind eleazar, a24, awards season, entertainment, culture
## A send-up premieres in Toronto
Chris Rock's Hollywood satire "Misty Green" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, released through A24.
## Two-thirds in, she sings
Roughly two-thirds through the film, Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and launches into "One Night Only" from "Dreamgirls".

> Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of "One Night Only" rip
## The room goes quiet
The characters onscreen fall silent as she sings, and the Toronto audience watching them did the same.

> The characters around her go quiet
## The crowd holds its breath
Writing for Variety, Clayton Davis and Angelique Jackson said the festival crowd seemed as enraptured as the people in the scene.

> the crowd at the Toronto International Film Festival... seemed similarly enraptured
## Cheers at the Q&A
When Rock and his cast came out for the post-screening Q&A, the applause and cheering made clear whose work the room had come for.
## A lead performance to watch
Eleazar carries the film, and her reception in Toronto puts her at the front of the early awards conversation.
## Key takeaway

One unbroken musical number turned Rosalind Eleazar into the story of the premiere, and the awards conversation starts there.