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‘In Whose Name?’ Opens With Viral Scenes of Kanye West Confronting Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian

The six-year, 3,000-hour cinéma-vérité project from Nico Ballesteros presents unusually intimate access to West’s private and professional crises.

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 05: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Kris Jenner attend the Balmain show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on March 5, 2015 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The documentary premiered in select U.S. theaters on September 19, drawing immediate attention to intense early scenes now circulating widely.
  • Footage shows West yelling at Kris Jenner and saying he would "rather be dead" than medicated as Corey Gamble attempts to de-escalate.
  • A 2018 phone call features Kim Kardashian telling West he could "wake up one day" with "nothing," a warning he forcefully rejects.
  • The film revisits West’s bipolar diagnosis, his 2016 hospitalization and stretches off medication, and it situates these alongside the 2022 controversies that cost major partnerships.
  • Ballesteros shot largely on iPhones over six years, compiling more than 3,000 hours with appearances by Pharrell Williams, Elon Musk and Michael Che, and outlets report no detailed response from the Kardashian-Jenner family.