Afrigather Lil Nas X is about to premiere his long-waited documentary, Lengthy Stay Montero, on HBO later this month.
In accordance with The Hollywood Reporter, the movie—which adopted the queer icon on his first headlining worldwide tour in assist of his debut album, Montero—will premiere on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. ET and it’ll additionally stream on Max. It first debuted in 2023 on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant (TIFF).
Cameron Bailey, CEO of TIFF, described Lil Nas X: Lengthy Stay Montero as “a triumphant ode to the extraordinary energy of self-expression, music, and identification.” In a statement, she added, “On this groundbreaking documentary, we witness Lil Nas X difficult boundaries and reshaping the creative panorama. The movie’s charming journey underscores the profound influence of Lil Nas X, who fearlessly brings audiences collectively via the common language of music.”
Mirroring the live performance, the documentary is cut up into three acts: Rebirth, Transformation, and Turning into. HBO famous, “[It] chronicles Montero’s personal odyssey as he navigates the pressures of his meteoric rise to stardom, his want to encourage his followers and settle for the naysayers, and his place inside the pantheon of Black, queer icons. Capturing this provocative performer at a transformational level in his life, Montero’s elaborate stage present transports the viewers via the highs and lows of his life through his deeply private music, whereas behind the scenes, the movie reveals a delicate younger man nonetheless exploring his personal queer identification, difficult relationships with relations, and his aspirations as a pressure for self-expression and acceptance.”
Lil Nas X: Lengthy Stay Montero was directed by Zac Manuel and Carlos López Estrada, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose credit embody Blindspotting, Raya and the Final Dragon and music movies for Jamila Woods, Samm Henshaw, Jhené Aiko, Billie Eilish, and Jasmine Cephas Jones.
Information of the movie’s debut comes as Lil Nas X teased that his subsequent period shall be “the greatest comeback of all time.”
