Kanye “Ye” West Declares “I’m Off My Meds” in Teaser From Unfiltered Documentary ‘In Whose Name?’

For six years, Kanye West gave an aspiring director from Orange County unfettered access to his life, breakdowns and inner circle. The result of that can soon be seen on the big screen in the documentary In Whose Name?, which will be released by Amsi Entertainment in partnership with AMC, Regal and Cinemark on Sept. 19.

Ballesteros, who started shadowing the artist also known as Ye at 18, shot more than 3,000 hours of footage during some of West’s most tumultuous times as he struggled with mental health issues and a bipolar diagnosis, the breakdown of his marriage to Kim Kardashian, the crumbling of lucrative endorsement deals and a series of controversies over hate-filled public statements promoting antisemitic views, conspiracy theories and personal attacks on other artists and celebrities.

“I’m off my meds for five months now,” West says as the teaser opens, later adding, “I would rather be dead than be on medication.