Selena Gomez appeals to brutal honesty in the trailer for the long-awaited documentary Apple’s original focused on his figure and where speaks openly about his mental health and its fight against other diseases.
“Be yourself Selena. Nobody cares what you do, “says the voiceover of the actress and singer at the beginning of the preview, as archival images from when she was a child and a teenager follow one another.” It matters who I am. Be happy with my situation . I’m grateful to be alive, ”she reveals, with emotional music playing in the background.
Alek Keshishian directs and produces Selena Gomez: my mind and methe title of the film that will debut November 4 on the Apple TV + platform.
The 30-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, entrepreneur and activist she has always been honest about her struggles with anxiety and depression. She was diagnosed with lupus in 2017 and bipolar disorder in 2020.
The announcement was made on Monday 10, on the occasion of World Mental Health Dayto create global support and awareness for the problem, as Selena courageously shares her journey a revealing film.
Selena’s intimate journey
“After years in the spotlight, Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn leads her into darkness. This exceptionally raw and intimate documentary covers his six-year journey into a new light. “
This is the official summary of the documentary, which will premiere two days earlier than Apple TV +at the 36th edition of the AFI Fest – the American Film Institute festival – on November 2nd.
Keshishian directed the most successful documentary of his time: the iconic and critically acclaimed In bed with the Madonna (1991), which is still considered one of the most influential films of its genre.
“I had no interest in making a traditional pop documentary”said the Lebanese director. “I wanted to show something more authentic and so did Selena. She has a raw vulnerability that caught me … So I had no idea it would become a six-year labor of love“, He added.
Selena Gomez: My mind and me marks Apple’s second project with producers Lighthouse Management + Media and Interscope Films, following their collaboration on the documentary about Billie Eilish Emmy Award nominee, Billie Eilish: The world is a little blurry.
a successful life
As a recording artist, Gómez has sold more than 210 million records around the world and amassed over 45 billion global streams of his music.
This year he received a Grammy nomination for his first all-Spanish EP and an Emmy nomination for his role in the award-winning and critically acclaimed series. Only murders in the buildingin which it acts together with Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Selena began her artistic career with Disneywhen he was only 10, in the series Barney and his friendswith whom he shared a set Demi Lovato. At that time I had a lot of expectations and dreams to fulfill as an actress.
Even more so after the success of Wizards of Waverly, the show where he ended up after his two years of experience with the purple dinosaur. It was the year 2007, and Selena’s fame has skyrocketed in an unusual way. The actress took the opportunity to start a successful journey into the world of music, accompanied by lucrative contracts with fashion brands.
That possibility of reaching the almost unattainable apex of the entertainment world, reserved for very few and coveted by many, was there, around the corner. And there was no reason not to think that everything that would come could only be for the best.
However, in 2012, after the last installment of The wizards …, Gómez broke the bond with Disneya divorce that not only caused her various emotional crises, but also brought her face to face with Lupus, a serious illness she still suffers from and which motivated her to had to undergo a kidney transplant in 2017.
Source: Clarin
