Kanye West Has Public Outburst in Teaser for Documentary In Whose Name?

A powerful new documentary aims to offer deeper insight into the turbulent life of Kanye West.

Created by filmmaker Nico Ballesteros, the project documents private moments over six years, showing Kanye West’s apparent deepening struggles with mental health and the breakdown of his marriage to TV personality Kim Kardashian.

The documentary In Whose Name?, which explores West’s world, is set to open in around 1,000 theaters on 19 September.

A teaser shared on Wednesday features West saying, “I’m off my meds for five months now,” while Kardashian, sounding emotional, responds, “Your personality was not like this a few years ago!”

From there, the tone grows even more intense, with West — also known as Ye — stating, “I would rather be dead than be on medication. Either they destroy me, or I destroy them. I’m almost like a masochist. I write whatever I want, whenever I want. It’s words!”

The film’s official synopsis explains: “What began as silent observation evolved into a profound journey of artistic and personal growth. Immersed in Ye’s world of extremes, Ballesteros bore witness to brilliance and breakdowns, triumphs and turmoil, but also observed the paranoia and intensity that increasingly shaped Ye’s world.

“In the end, Ballesteros captured not just a portrait of Ye, but a reflection of the human condition in all its contradictions. The camera never blinks as Ye speaks candidly about living with bipolar disorder, offering rare insight into the realities of mental illness and its impact on identity, perception, and power.”