Kanye West is as soon as once more the focal point as In Whose Name? hits theaters right this moment. The new documentary, directed by Nico Ballesteros, presents an unfiltered have a look at the rapper’s most turbulent years. Ballesteros, who started filming in 2018 at solely 18 years outdated, adopted Ye with an iPhone for six years, gathering greater than 3,000 hours of fabric that has been minimize right into a 106-minute characteristic.

The movie doesn’t shrink back from tough chapters in West’s life. It reveals his ongoing wrestle with bipolar dysfunction, the general public unraveling of his marriage to Kim Kardashian, and the fallout from remarks about Jewish individuals in 2022 that value him tens of millions in endorsements. It additionally rewinds to earlier controversies, together with the evening he interrupted Taylor Swift on the VMAs in 2009, whereas including new footage that brings viewers into his internal circle.

One of essentially the most putting moments comes from Pharrell Williams, who urged West to watch out in 2018. “One f–ked up facet, just like a diamond, one f–ked up facet can f–k the whole thing up,” Pharrell advised him whereas warning that even one misstep might destroy all the pieces he had constructed. Looking again, the warning feels prefer it predicted precisely what occurred.

The documentary additionally exposes cracks in his marriage lengthy earlier than the world knew. In one clip, Kardashian challenges him after he tells reporters they deliberate to maneuver to Chicago, and Ye admits he had been off his remedy for months. Another heated scene captures him shouting at Kris Jenner till she breaks down in tears.