Brand Upon the Brain! premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was accompanied by a live orchestra, singer, an interlocutor (in the style of Japanese benshi), and Foley artists, Andy Malcolm, Goro Koyama and Caoimhe Doyle. The film was toured across North America in a similar fashion, with a host of celebrity narrators including Crispin Glover and John Ashbery.
The premiere of "Brand Upon the Brain!" in 2006 at the Toronto International Film Festival featured a unique presentation with a live orchestra, singer, benshi-style narrator, and Foley artists. This tour across North America continued with celebrity narrators like Crispin Glover and John Ashbery.