Particle.news

Download on the App Store

Ben Stiller's Family Documentary Premieres, Revealing Reflections on 2017 Separation

The project uses decades of family archives to explore how his parents' marriage shaped his own choices.

Overview

  • Stiller says he felt "out of balance," "disconnected" and "a little bit lost" during his years apart from Christine Taylor beginning in 2017.
  • He recalls feeling he was "failing" by comparison to Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara's 50-plus-year partnership.
  • The couple reconciled after living together during the COVID-19 lockdown, with their reunion made public in 2022.
  • Their children participate on camera, and Stiller says he learned from his son's view that work sometimes pushed fatherhood to the background.
  • The film debuted at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 5, opens in select theaters Oct. 17 and streams on Apple TV+ Oct. 24.