A landmark documentary event presented in three acts from Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy is an intimate and revealing portrait of Kanye West’s experience, showcasing both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist.
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy held its world premiere virtually at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2022. On Feb. 10, Iconic Events Releasing and TIME Studios will debut Act 1 (Vision) in theaters nationwide for a one-day engagement, giving Ye fans an exclusive opportunity to see part of this groundbreaking project before it premieres in a three-week event on Netflix on February 16th.
One fateful night at Jermaine Dupri’s birthday party in 1998, Coodie, a Chicago public access TV host, first interviewed 21-year-old up-and-coming hip-hop producer Kanye West. Inspired by the film Hoop Dreams, Coodie started to document West’s life to see how far his dreams would take him. When West moved to New York City to land a record deal, Coodie followed with camera in hand. He recorded West for years, from the hustle of his budding producer days through his rise to global icon. You think you know Kanye West, but you really don’t.
Directed by COODIE & CHIKE
Written by COODIE SIMMONS and J. IVY
Cinematography by CLARENCE “COODIE” SIMMONS and DANNY “DNA” SORGE
Edited by MAX ALLMAN and J.M. HARPER
Produced by COODIE SIMMONS, CHIKE OZAH, LEAH NATASHA THOMAS
Executive Producers: IAN OREFICE, REBECCA TEITEL, ALEXA CONWAY, MIKE BECK, KEVIN THOMSON, CONNOR SCHELL, ANGUS WALL, FREE MAIDEN, GEE ROBERSON, NICK TRAN
Co-Executive Producers: ROSS MARTIN, PETER PHAM, KERN SCHIRESON, LYNNE BENIOFF
Scored by: LIVE FOOTAGE AND CTZN CHANCE
Producer: MARJORIE CLARK
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