Kanye West Requests ‘Final Editing and Approval’ of New Documentary Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy. West, who is now legally known as Ye, wrote about instagram:
The first part of Jeen Yuhs-called Act 1 (Vision) – is set to premiere at the virtual Sundance Film Festival this Sunday, January 23. act 1 will then hit theaters across the United States on February 10. The first part of Jeen Yuhs will be available on Netflix from February 16, with subsequent acts to follow in weekly installments.
Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is directed by Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah (aka Coodie & Chike). The directors recently revealed to Variety that West did not receive the final cut of the documentary. “I said, ‘Dude, you gotta trust me.’ And he did, 100 per cent,” Coodie told the publication. “Remember, when his team and the business people get involved, of course they will have a say. needed to tell this story. It’s not about making Kanye likeable or not. The pictures don’t lie. What makes the movie special is that it’s not something definitive; it’s his journey through my vision.
In an interview with IndieWire, Coodie said he wasn’t sure West had seen the film. “His team saw him, and I think they showed him something, but I’m not sure. I haven’t had a conversation with Kanye about it,” he said. Coodie & Chike did not directly respond to West’s request for approval of the change.
Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Kanye West, as well as the Sundance Film Festival, Netflix and film distributor Iconic Events.