The magazine Variety revealed, this Thursday (15), that the documentary of Selena Gomez will debut at the 36th edition of AFI Fest! The film festival will start on the 2nd – the same date on which the feature film about the artist’s life will be shown.
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The CEO of AFI, Bob Gazzalespoke through a press release: “AFI is proud to kick off AFI Fest 2022 with ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’a film that is as profoundly powerful as it is personal.”
He continued: “Selena Gomez is a global force in art and entertainment, and we are honored to partner with her, Alek [Keshishian] and Apple to illuminate your journey in this beautiful celebration of optimism, vulnerability and hope.”
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“Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” is a work that will reveal details about the artist’s career and crises in her personal life. The film rights belong to Apple TV+with production of Interscope Films and Lighthouse Management & Media. This is the same team behind Billie Eilish’s project, called “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”.
The film is directed by Alek Keshishian, who also stood out for his work on “Na Cama com Madonna”. In an interview for the website deadlinethe director said:
“I had no interest in doing a traditional pop documentary,” he revealed. “I wanted to show something more authentic, and so did Selena. She has a raw vulnerability that captured me… I had no idea this would become a six-year labor of love.”
Apple TV+ has not yet released the official release date of the documentary in the catalog.