Ben Stiller Debuts Stiller Meara Nothing Is Lost, Donates Archive

Ben Stiller released a personal documentary about his parents, the comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, and donated their career archive to the National Comedy Center as the film becomes available to a wider audience. Stiller Meara Nothing Is Lost premiered at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 5 and will be available to stream on Apple TV beginning Oct. 24. The film follows Stiller and his sister Amy as they sort through their parents long New York apartment and the trove of recordings, letters and rehearsal materials the couple preserved over decades.

The documentary blends public history with private recollection, tracing Stiller and Meara from their rise as a headline comedy team in the 1960s and 1970s to their separate careers and long marriage. It uses archival footage, family recordings and newly filmed interviews to examine how a life in show business shaped their partnership and their children. Stiller narrates and appears on camera, reflecting on both the creative legacy his parents left and the emotional costs of a career that often required long hours and time away from family.

Alongside the film release, Stiller has curated and donated the Stiller Meara archive...