The extremely anticipated documentary chronicling the rise of Kanye West by way of unseen footage is ready to hit Netflix – however there are clouds over the discharge as a result of rapper demanding to have the approval of the ultimate edit beforehand.
Directed by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is an in-depth take a look at the rapper and producer on his journey to be the favored and at occasions controversial celebrity that he’s at this time. However on the eve of the movie’s launch on the streaming platform large, West has issued a public demand that he sees the challenge’s last model earlier than giving his approval. In a put up on West’s Instagram web page made on Friday (January twenty first), the caption to the picture of his face and the movie title learn: “I’m going to say this kindly for the final time…I have to get last edit and approval on this doc earlier than it releases on Netflix. Open the edit room instantly so I may be in command of my very own picture. Thanks prematurely.”
The three-part documentary is chock stuffed with video footage taken by the pair, who had long-standing friendships with West. In accordance with an interview that the duo did with Selection, West is listed as a producer on the challenge however notably was not given the prospect to approve the ultimate minimize. “I mentioned, ‘Dude, it’s important to belief me.’ And he did, 100%,” Coodie mentioned on the time. He additionally talked about that West’s staff had reached out to him particularly about this level, saying “they’re in fact going to have their say. However I wanted to inform this story. It’s not about making Kanye likable or not. The footage doesn’t lie.”
The duo had been approached about Ye’s demand for last edit approval whereas premiering the primary a part of the documentary on the Sundance Movie Pageant on Sunday (January twenty third). “We now have to be true to the story. We will’t sugarcoat nothing. All people goes to have their very own opinion,” Coodie mentioned when requested about it whereas doing press interviews for Indiewire.
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is ready to debut on Netflix and in choose theaters on February sixteenth.
