Robert DeNiro Set To Present French Montana's Documentary

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on June 07, 2023981 Views

American actor Robert De Niro at Cannes Film Festival 2023. Photocall of the film Killers Of The Flower Moon. Cannes (France), May 21st, 2023 (Photo by Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

French Montana's documentary is attracting another big name.

Rapper French Montana's upcoming documentary about his experiences as an immigrant has been generating a lot of buzz recently. The film will make its premiere at Tribeca later this month and Montana just announced on Instagram that a very special guest will present it. “FROM A SMALL VILLAGE IN AFRICA TO ROBERT DE NIRO PRESENTING YOUR LIFE STORY AT TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL. JUNE 16th. NYC !!!! ALLAH IS THE GREATEST.” The documentary called For Khadija tells French Montana's life story of immigrating to America and growing up in The Bronx.

The announcement came with a video of DeNiro and Tribeca and fellow Tribeca co-founder Jane Rosenthal. In the video, they discuss this year's slate of films and their satisfaction with the selections. For Khadija is one of several musical films playing at the festival. French Montana is also giving a live performance after the screening. The film centers around New York life and makes sense for Tribeca, the city's staple film festival. In the video DeNiro notes “To me, being part of the fabric of the city and so on is everything and tradition, and hopefully it will last as long as the city is here — and the city should be here forever.”

French Montana's Big Premiere

The film is directed by Rap Caviar Presents alum Mandon Lovett and tells the story of French Montana's journey from rags to riches. Along the way, the film tells stories of Montana being shot and his friend Max B getting sentenced to 75 years in jail. The movie doesn't currently have a confirmed date for wider release but its Tribeca debut is scheduled for June 16th.

French Montana has also kept busy musically. The film will get an accompanying soundtrack in time for its wider release and he shared the first taste of it just this week. I Can't Lie sees him teaming up with Kodak Black and producer London On Da Track. The track is full of rags-to-riches lyrics that go perfectly with the story of the upcoming documentary. Are you excited to see French Montana's life story in his new documentary? Let us know in the comments.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.