
The new documentary, *In Whose Name?*, released on September 19th, offers a surprisingly intimate look at the complex life of the famous hip-hop artist Ye. Compiled from over 3,000 hours of footage filmed between 2016 and 2024, the film follows Ye’s journey with unprecedented access. Director Nico Ballesteros, then an 18-year-old art student and fashion enthusiast, unexpectedly found himself becoming Ye’s primary documentarian after another videographer left the project. For years, Ballesteros dedicated almost his entire life to the film, traveling the world by private jet and gaining a front-row seat to meetings with prominent figures like Drake, Anna Wintour, Lady Gaga, Elon Musk, LeBron James, and many others – all while often surviving on minimal sleep. The result is a deeply immersive portrait of a groundbreaking, yet often controversial, artist.