Ye, identified for revealing a lot of his life via music and public statements, is now providing a deeper, unfiltered look into his world within the upcoming documentary In Whose Identify?. Directed by Nico Ballesteros, the movie guarantees an intimate and infrequently intense portrait of the Chicago-born artist, exploring his psychological well being, private relationships, and inventive drive.
The trailer, launched this week, spans completely different chapters of Ye’s profession with a robust concentrate on his experiences dwelling with bipolar dysfunction and his choice to cease taking prescribed treatment. Opening the preview, Ye plainly states, “I’m off my meds for 5 months now.” Later, he makes an much more placing declaration, saying he would somewhat be useless than must take treatment. But, he additionally frames his prognosis via a creative lens, noting, “ the most effective factor about being an artist and bipolar? Something you do and say is an artwork piece.”
The movie, set to premiere solely in theaters on Sept. 19, additionally delves into Ye’s marriage to Kim Kardashian and the toll his unpredictable way of life took on their household. In a single emotional second from the trailer, Kim tells him, “Your character was not like this a couple of years in the past.” One other scene reveals the 2 arguing on a sofa, adopted by a heated second the place Ye shouts about nearly killing his daughter.
His Sunday Service motion additionally options prominently. Ye remembers how the idea got here to him throughout a hospital keep, admitting that he as soon as felt “embarrassed or ashamed” to cry. The trailer shifts to a Sunday Service gathering the place the late DMX and Child Cudi stand by him, providing consolation as he sheds tears.
Ballesteros spent six years filming Ye, capturing over 3,000 hours of footage via grueling 15-hour days. The documentary additionally traces his return to his childhood residence in Chicago. “Ye returns to his childhood residence in Chicago, strolling via its empty rooms with neighbors who knew his household when he was a boy,” the outline reveals. “In these moments, stripped of fame, he displays on his roots, his grief, and the household he longs to carry onto. Strolling via Ye’s internal circle, we see the loyal, the opportunistic, and the legendary; a person alternately pushed by imaginative and prescient and consumed by ambition.”
