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Nas
X, whose given name is Montero Lamar Hill, is the first openly
gay man to receive a Country Music Association award for his
song "Old Town Road."
The biographical documentary "Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero,"
directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada and Zac Manuel, follows the
star on tour, capturing his relationship with his fans. Along
the way it brings together Nas's journey of owning up his
identity as a black queer artist.
"I want my fans to see the real me - I am someone who is always
joking and making fun 24/7, so through this film they can take
what they want to," Nas told reporters at the red carpet. The
film also is an end of an era of his life and the beginning of a
new one, he said.
"This film is so immediate in the sense the state of mind where
I am in... a bit confused." Nas said.
Estrada told Reuters the film is structured around the idea of
transformation, where Nas and his fans represent owning up to
one's identity and becoming the person one is meant to be.
"The fans of Nas have embraced his message about becoming that
person you are meant to be, acknowledging all the parts of
yourself that you love and fear," Estrada said.
(Reporting by Divya Rajagopal; Editing by William Mallard)
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