Kanye West documentary Whose Name? arrives in theaters Sept 19

A new documentary offering an intimate, unvarnished look at Kanye West’s life over six years is set to hit theaters this fall, chronicling a period marked by a bipolar diagnosis that the artist now says may be autism, a string of public controversies, and a highly publicized split from Kim Kardashian. In Whose Name? is directed by Nico Ballesteros and relies on more than 3,000 hours of footage captured without a narrator or spin, providing a raw portrayal of West’s personal and professional oscillations as he navigates fame, family, and creative ambition.

The film covers a wide arc—from the Sunday Service era and high-profile career milestones to the moments that preceded and followed West’s high-profile divorce from Kardashian, who remains a central figure in the footage. Viewers are shown scenes of Kim visibly distraught in her conversations with West, including exchanges in which she remarks that his “personality was not like this a few years ago” and he retorts with forceful responses about their future and their lives. The documentary also features intimate moments with West’s children and scenes from his attempts to chart a path through a public life defined as much by...