Documentary, Music  •  2025  •  106 min  •  Adults (18+)

In Whose Name? (2025)

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In Whose Name? (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.6

Overview

In Whose Name? is a 2025 documentary directed by Nico Ballesteros offering unfiltered access to rapper Ye (Kanye West) over six years, capturing his navigation of fame, faith, and power through over 3,000 hours of footage. The film features Ye alongside appearances by Beyoncé, Playboi Carti, and Michael Che.


Starring Cast

Ye


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The documentary employs an observational cinéma vérité style to depict Ye's embrace of right-wing figures and inflammatory statements alongside mental health struggles and professional repercussions, incorporating dissenting voices and consequences for a balanced portrayal without endorsing his views.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The documentary presents a diverse array of racial and gender identities among the celebrities and figures in Ye's life. Racial critiques emerge in discussions of industry barriers faced by Black artists. Depictions of prejudice, including anti-Semitic incidents, highlight their destructive impacts, while mental health challenges underscore equity concerns in personal turmoil.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Progressive
Confidence: High

Unfiltered footage captures Ye's marriage unraveling through bitter arguments and emotional volatility with Kim Kardashian, while family ties exhibit coercive dynamics and fleeting moments of normalcy with children. This observational lens underscores the fragility of traditional family bonds amid celebrity chaos, without endorsing alternative structures.

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

Ye's embrace of Christianity manifests through Sunday Service Choir performances and collaborations with figures like Joel Osteen, presented as peaks of creative fervor and personal clarity amid his turbulent life. The documentary frames these elements with nuance, highlighting their role in his artistic expression without judgment.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High

Ye's antisemitic outbursts, including praise for Hitler, are documented alongside the severe professional consequences, such as the end of his Adidas partnership. The narrative positions these actions as self-destructive bigotry, inviting sympathy for the targeted community.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The documentary features no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on Kanye West's personal controversies, family dynamics, and public persona.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

No transsexual characters appear, and transsexual themes are absent from the documentary's focus on Kanye West's personal and professional life over six years.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

The film is a documentary that chronicles Kanye West's life over six years, featuring real individuals appearing as themselves without any gender alterations from source material or historical records.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

In Whose Name? is a documentary chronicling Kanye West's life through real footage, featuring the subjects as themselves without any dramatized portrayals or adaptations from source material that could involve race swaps.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.4
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6.9

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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