Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, is Selena Gomez’s most personal project to date. The upcoming documentary was filmed over the course of six years and offers an unflinching look at the star’s mental health journey.
“The documentary took on a life of its own,” she recently told Vanity Fair. “It was never this thought-out plan thinking we were going to capture these very personal parts of my life…. “It just evolved from there.”
Filming for the documentary started during Selena’s Revival tour – a tour that was eventually cancelled after 55 performances amid her struggles with anxiety and depression.
“Things were starting to go off the rails a little bit with her personally. You see it in the movie,” filmmaker Alex Keshishian told Vanity Fair.
Although filming was halted, the pair kept in touch as Selena underwent a kidney transplant and sought treatment after receiving a bipolar diagnosis and eventually the project was reignited in 2019.
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What is Selena Gomez’s documentary about?
The subject matter of Selena Gomez’s documentary evolved over time. Although all aspects of her life were filmed, not everything made it into the final cut.
“I was very aware that what I didn’t want was to do a social media look at the behind-the-scenes of Selena’s life. It had to go deeper,” Keshishian admitted, “It had to be somehow more authentic and raw.”
Estimating that the material filmed over the last six years could easily be made into a “10-hour docuseries,” Keshishian explained that the documentary was never just for fans of Selena Gomez, he was trying to “tell a story, hopefully, for people who don’t even know Selena or need to know her music.”
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Eventually, the documentary morphed into an exploration into Gomez’s past – her childhood in Texas before she went on to star in Barney as a child actor.
The documentary also focuses on mental health, with Gomez herself sharing a vulnerable insight into her struggles during the first trailer, “I think my past and my mistakes is what drives me into depression,” she admitted.
“As nervous as I am to put out something this personal, in my heart I know now is this time,” she told Vanity Fair. “I hope that by sharing my experience and difficulties, it will help people feel inspired to share their own stories. And to have hope that things can and will get better.”
Where to watch Selena Gomez’s documentary
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me release date
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me debuts on November 4, the singer is also releasing a new song, “My Mind and me” on November 3 – one day before her documentary is set to premiere.
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