jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Official release poster
Directed byCoodie Simmons
Chike Ozah
Written by
Produced by
  • Coodie Simmons
  • Chike Ozah
  • Leah Natasha Thomas
  • Marjorie Clarke
StarringKanye West
Narrated byCoodie Simmons
Cinematography
  • Coodie Simmons
  • Danny "DNA" Sorge
Edited by
  • Max Allman
  • J.M. Harper
Music byLive Footage
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Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23) (Sundance)
  • February 16, 2022 (2022-02-16) (Netflix)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 Netflix had acquired a documentary about Kanye West with unreleased archival footage from the prior two decades, including his career in music and fashion, the death of his mother, Donda West, and his unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign.[5][6][7]

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.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Act I: Vision"Coodie Simmons & Chike OzahJ. IvyFebruary 16, 2022 (2022-02-16)
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 OzahJ. IvyFebruary 23, 2022 (2022-02-23)
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 OzahJ. IvyMarch 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)
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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 Tangcay, Jazz (September 25, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary 'Jeen-Yuhs' Is Coming to Netflix: Watch the First Teaser". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Here Are Your 2022 MTV Movie & TV Award Nominations". MTV. 11 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Emmys 2022: Complete Nominations List". Variety. 12 July 2022.
  5. 1 2 Low, Elaine (May 7, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary Lands at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ Snapes, Laura (May 7, 2021). "Kanye West: Netflix buys documentary 21 years in the making". The Guardian. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ Blanchet, Brenton (May 6, 2021). "Kanye West Documentary Reportedly Sold to Netflix for $30 Million". Complex. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Kreps, Daniel (2021-09-25). "Kanye West Documentary 'Jeen-Yuhs' Heading to Netflix in 2022". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  9. ↑ White, Peter (September 25, 2021). "Kanye West Doc 'Jeen-Yuhs' Unveils First Clip – Netflix Tudum". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ The Start of "jeen-yuhs: A Kayne Trilogy" Puts Your Faith in Ye - 2022 Sundance Film Festival
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Billboard 200 - Billboard". Billboard. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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