'' From the Sky Down '' premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) on September 8 , 2011 . It marked the first time in the festival 's history that a documentary was shown as the opening film . Bono , The Edge , and Guggenheim attended the premiere and appeared on stage prior to the film 's showing to make brief remarks . The first television broadcast of '' From the Sky Down '' was held in the UK on BBC Television on October 9 , 2011 , as part of the '' Imagine '' series , while the first American broadcast was on October 29 , 2011 , on the Showtime television network . Two days later , a 74-minute version of the film was commercially released on DVD in the " Über Deluxe " and " Super Deluxe " editions of the 20th anniversary reissue of '' Achtung Baby '' . Canadian distribution rights were acquired by BBC Worldwide Canada , who licensed it for broadcast on Super Channel on November 19 , 2011 . Standalone copies of the full , 85-minute director 's cut of '' From the Sky Down '' were released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 12 , 2011 , with bonus footage of the band performing at Hansa Studios and a question-and-answer session with Bono , The Edge , and Guggenheim from TIFF
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
2011 Toronto International Film Festival
From the Sky Down