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Ben Stiller’s ‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Debuts at NYFF With Theatrical and Apple TV+ Releases Set

Stiller mines decades of family recordings to process his father’s 2020 death through his parents’ partnership alongside personal reflection on a marital rough patch.

Overview

  • The documentary premiered at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 5, 2025.
  • Select-theater screenings begin Oct. 17, followed by streaming on Apple TV+ starting Oct. 24.
  • Stiller began developing the film after Jerry Stiller’s death in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The film draws on extensive family archives, including home footage, rehearsal tapes, and recorded disagreements.
  • Stiller candidly addresses his years-long separation from Christine Taylor, later followed by a reunion the couple announced in February 2022.