The Carter
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Promotional poster for the movie
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| Directed by | Adam Bhala Lough |
| Produced by |
Quincy Jones III Joshua Krause Jared Freedman |
| Starring |
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. Bryan Williams Cortez Bryant Reginae Carter |
| Music by | Lil Wayne |
| Cinematography | Adam Bhala Lough |
| Edited by | Andy Grieve |
| Distributed by | QD3 Entertainment |
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75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Carter is a 2009 documentary film about American hip hop recording artist Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., better known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and produced by Joshua Krause and Quincy Delight Jones III. The Carter documents Carter in the period before and shortly after the release of his studio album, Tha Carter III, which achieved platinum status, critical acclaim, and was notable for selling one million copies in one week. After being shown at the Sundance Film Festival, it was subjected to a lawsuit by Carter to block distribution but eventually was released direct to DVD and iTunes where it topped the charts. Currently it has been yet again banned from legal sale but is widely bootlegged on the internet.
During the filming of The Carter between 2007 and 2008, no interviews were conducted with singer by the filmmakers. As Quincy Jones III told MTV,
"With Wayne, he was like, 'I don't want to do anything that's really missionary. I want to give this a whole, new, fresh approach, so I don't necessarily want to do a formal sit-down interview.'"
The film was shot in a completely cinéma vérité style, with the production team following the artist during his tours, and gaining interviews from his manager and other associates. Lough said that the film is about fame and the "artist's life". Carter was filmed using marijuana and a prescription cough syrup in soda as recreational drugs. The director Lough also clearly showed his strong work ethic which has enabled his high productivity, and said that Carter was always recording, whether on the road or not. He is devoted to the process and working all the time.
Although Carter was under contract to participate in the film and Jones said he was "ecstatic" about the final cut, he later filed a lawsuit against it to prevent its distribution after the second screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. His lawsuit said that he was promised the final cut and wanted certain scenes removed that were still in at the Sundance screening. A judge threw out the $50 million lawsuit, and the film was released directly to DVD on November 17, 2009.
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