News about Alek Keshishian

"Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me" on Apple TV+ is about getting viewers to rethink how they think about mental health. The latest documentary chronicles the child actress's bipolar journey, as well as the challenges she faces when living with the disorder. An experience film producer Alek Keshishian discusses the film's physical appearance and tone as it's like living with depression. "You're up days, you have your dark days, you have moments of recollection, and then everything seems to fall apart," Keshishian says. "It was a difficult story to tell because I had 200 hours of film." So there were certainly 6,000 different films I could have made from that. My aim, for me, was to document the larger journey, but I was also alert that staying in the shadows would make it impossible for people to see the light." Keshishian explores several aspects of Gomez's life, including discovering her reading devastation in visiting childhood friends from Texas, and dressing as the world-famous pop star. Adriana Alejandre, LMFT, founder of Latinx Therapy, finds that the comparison is crucial. "Bipolar disorder has been stigmatized," says the author, and there have been a lot of misconceptions about bipolar disorder, which have led to more joy than anger." She claims that this is entirely inaccurate. "For [Selena Gomez] to teach education as to what it is and what it is like to live with it, while still having the commonality of being successful." And the reason why it's so important for the Latino/Latinx community is because there are a lot of cultural stereotypes surrounding mental health and therapy, and she addresses both.

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Alek Keshishian, a director who consulted with Selena Gomez about a documentary about her experience with fame and her mental stability over the past six years, knew he'd have more credibility than other documentaries of late," he says. Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, which follows a rigorous two-and-a-half editing process, will premiere on Apple TV+ on November 4. The film delves into Gomez's fight with her mental health and how she emerged on the other side of life, including her kidney transplant, bipolar disorder, and the cancellation of her Revival tour in 2015. "The entire film is a tribute to Selena's ability to really open up those aspects of her life," Keshishian says, "so many people can see it and relate on some level." Keshishian, a renowned singer from Lebanon, is best known for his 1991 documentary Madonna: Truth or Dare, which follows viewers through the icon's four-month Blonde Ambition World Tour and became the world's highest-grossing documentary from its debut until 2002. After the final rehearsal for her Revival tour, the Harvard-educated filmmaker also produced music for Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative," Vanessa Williams' "He's Got the Look," and Gomez's 2015 hit "Hands to Myself." The comparison between her inner life and the public's image, coloured by reports of opioid use and partying, is palpable.

Selena Gomez's upcoming Apple TV+ documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me premiered on Monday (October 10), in conjunction with World Mental Health Day. Alek Keshishian, who produced the critically acclaimed 1991 film Madonna: Truth or Dare and Gomez's 2015 hit "Hands to Myself," will share a video of the "Rare" singer's life over the past six years. This period will include her health issues with lupus, depression, and anxiety, as well as how she came to a new light of healing. Selena is a narrative woman who narrates and reminds herself as she leads them on a montage of clips. "No one is concerned about what you're doing." It's about who I am, not that I am. I am so grateful to be alive.

Selena Gomez is vulnerable in a new documentary as sheds many tears throughout the film, giving viewers a glimpse into her personal struggles. The 30-year-old singer and actress explores her rise to fame as well as the worst times in her young career.