Jeen-Yuhs
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Directed by | Coodie Simmons Chike Ozah |
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Starring | Kanye West |
Narrated by | Coodie Simmons |
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Music by | Live Footage CTZN CHANCE[1] |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (or jeen-yuhs) is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Coodie & Chike about the life of American rapper, record producer, and fashion designer Kanye West and, to a lesser extent, Coodie Simmons.[2]
Accolades
It received a nomination for Best Music Documentary at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards[3] and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.[4]
Production
On May 6, 2021, it was announced that
Variety reported Netflix acquired the documentary for around US$30 million.[5] On September 25, 2021, Netflix revealed that the documentary would be titled Jeen-Yuhs and released in 2022.[8][9][2]
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Act I: Vision" | Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah | J. Ivy | February 16, 2022 | |
After dazzling hip-hop players in Chicago, brilliant yet hungry producer Kanye West moves to NYC but struggles to get signed and claim the mic as an MC. | |||||
2 | "Act II: Purpose" | Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah | J. Ivy | February 23, 2022 | |
Kanye hustles to establish his voice at the label. When a car crash and broken jaw threaten it all, the unstoppable artist turns pain into platinum. | |||||
3 | "Act: III: Awakening" | Coodie Simmons & Chike Ozah | J. Ivy | March 2, 2022 | |
After multiple "College Dropout" Grammy wins, the documentary looks complete. But life, death and fame get in the way till two paths cross once more. |
Release
Divided into three acts, its first episode, "VISION", premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022.[10] It also had a limited theatrical release for one night only on February 10, 2022, the eighteenth anniversary of West's debut album The College Dropout (2004).[11] "VISION" premiered on Netflix on February 16, 2022, and the following episodes, "PURPOSE" and "AWAKENING", released in weekly intervals, on February 23 and March 2, 2022, respectively.[8]
Critical reception
Jeen-Yuhs was met with positive reception from critics. It holds a positive 82% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 60 critics, and a "generally favorable" weighted mean score of 71 on Metacritic based on 24 critic reviews. The attention from the documentary caused West's debut album to re-chart on the Billboard 200, reaching as far up as #11.[12]
References
- ^ "Trailer Debut: 'jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,' Premiering on Netflix Feb. 16th". blackfilm.com. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b Tangcay, Jazz (September 25, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary 'Jeen-Yuhs' Is Coming to Netflix: Watch the First Teaser". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Here Are Your 2022 MTV Movie & TV Award Nominations". MTV. 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List". Variety. 12 July 2022.
- ^ a b Low, Elaine (May 7, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary Lands at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Snapes, Laura (May 7, 2021). "Kanye West: Netflix buys documentary 21 years in the making". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Blanchet, Brenton (May 6, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary Reportedly Sold to Netflix for $30 Million". Complex. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ a b Kreps, Daniel (2021-09-25). "Kanye West Documentary 'Jeen-Yuhs' Heading to Netflix in 2022". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ White, Peter (September 25, 2021). "Kanye West Doc 'Jeen-Yuhs' Unveils First Clip – Netflix Tudum". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ The Start of "jeen-yuhs: A Kayne Trilogy" Puts Your Faith in Ye - 2022 Sundance Film Festival
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (2021-12-09). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Billboard 200 - Billboard". Billboard. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
External links
- Official website
- Jeen-Yuhs on Netflix
- Jeen-Yuhs at IMDb