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Selena Gomez is giving audiences a piece of her mind. On Oct. 11, the star and entrepreneur shared the first full-length trailer for her Apple TV+ documentary “Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me.” The feature-length film will detail Gomez’s ever-expanding career and personal mental health journey. Intimate footage spanning her lifetime can be seen in the trailer, which additionally gives a preview of Gomez’s stirring new song for the project, also titled “My Mind and Me.”
In the trailer, Gomez expresses her conflicting feelings about fame and her desire to do something good with it. “My whole life since I was a kid I’ve been working. I don’t want to be like super famous, but I do know that if I’m here I have to use that for good,” she says tearfully, before acknowledging that the fear she’s not good enough holds her back. “That’s something I felt a lot while growing up.”
Below, read up on everything we know about Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” documentary so far, from the trailer to the release date.
Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” Documentary Trailer
Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” Documentary Synopsis
In a press release, the streamer said the documentary would focus on a six-year period in Gomez’s life: “After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.” Alek Keshishian directed and produced “My Mind and Me.” He made the groundbreaking 1991 documentary “Madonna: Truth or Dare.”
Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” Song
Lyrics from Gomez’s new song for the documentary, also titled “My Mind and Me,” is heard in the documentary’s trailer. “My mind and me, we don’t get along sometimes. It gets hard to breath, but I wouldn’t change my life . . . If somebody sees me like this, then they won’t feel alone,” she sings emotionally as the music swells.
Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” Documentary Teaser
Selena Gomez’s “My Mind and Me” Documentary Release Date
“Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me” will premiere on Apple TV+ on Nov. 4.