The upcoming Kanye West documentary, Jeen-Yuhs, will premiere at Sundance next year, which runs from January 20-30th.
Following its premiere, the film will then arrive on Netflix. The streaming platform previously announced they had acquired the rights to Jeen-Yuhs back in September. The three-part documentary features archival footage of the rapper from his early days right up until now.
Netflix says the film showcases “both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist”.
In a recently released promotional clip, the filmmakers behind the project, Clarence ‘Coodie’ Simmons and Chike Ozah, discussed the process of making the documentary.
“He would come with beats,” Simmons said. “I remember he had the one beat that JAY-Z picked later on in life called H to Izz-O [‘Izzo (H.O.V.A.)’]. Yo, this was so ill. Here was this kid with braces … talented. This dude wasn’t scared of nothing.”
Meanwhile, Ozah calls the film a “whole history lesson of music”. He continues, “We’re crossing generations in three films. At the end, Kanye is collaborating with artists that were babies. But the crazy part is that Kanye’s a throughline; still as relevant at the end as he is in the beginning because his music passes the test of time.”
Take a sneak peek at Jeen-Yuhs below.
