Abacus Media Rights has pre-sold a documentary on the troubled career and life of Kanye West to various media entities.
The documentary has a working title of ‘We Need To Talk About Kanye’. The BBC commissioned the documentary in February produced by Jeremy Lee and fronted by investigative journalist Mobeen Azhar. The film was picked up by many broadcasters and platforms, including Foxtel, NPO, TV4, NRK, TV2, and VRT.
Against the backdrop of Ye’s controversial campaign for the 2024 US Presidential election and recent controversial behavior, the film aims to understand the complex journey that brought Ye to his current position in popular culture.
The one-off documentary was produced by leading Indie Forest for BBC Music and will air on BBC Two later this year.
Mobeen Azhar, a British journalist and filmmaker and one of the founding partners of Forest, has produced several award-winning documentary films and series. Her most recent project, “The Battle for Britney,” received critical acclaim and explored the conservatism of Britney Spears.
Speaking about the film producer Jeremy Lee said: “Ye’s recent behavior has prompted condemnation and re-evaluation of his place in popular culture. With recent events as a starting point, the documentary and accompanying eight-part podcast series explore Ye’s two decades in the public eye amid a much-heralded YE2024 election campaign.
Lee added that the documentary is “backed by world class journalism and unique access to members inside Ye, it is a revelation driven film that sheds new light on the recent.”