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Amazon is set to release its Melania Trump documentary in cinemas January 2026.<\/p>\n
The film follows the first lady in the 20 days before the 2025 inauguration and comes from director Brett Ratner. It marks the film-maker\u2019s first feature since he was accused of sexual misconduct by a number of women in 2017. He had denied the claims.<\/p>\n
The official description states that Melania will show us the world through her eyes as \u201cshe orchestrates inauguration plans, navigates the complexities of the White House transition, and reenters public life with her family\u201d. The documentary will also include \u201cexclusive footage capturing critical meetings, private conversations, and never-before-seen environments\u201d. She also acts as a producer on the project.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started the production in November, and we are shooting right now, so it\u2019s a day-to-day life, what I\u2019m doing, what kind of responsibilities I have,\u201d Melania said in an interview on Fox & Friends in January. \u201cIt\u2019s day-to-day, from transition team to moving to the White House, packing, establishing my team, the First Lady office, moving into the White House, what it takes to make the residence your home, to hire the people that you need.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that the film was partly a result of the success of her memoir. The Guardian\u2019s Lloyd Green called it \u201ca 180-page exercise in buck-passing and blame-dodging\u201d.<\/p>\n
Amazon reportedly spent $40m for the rights to the documentary. The company\u2019s founder and executive chairman, Jeff Bezos, attended Donald Trump\u2019s inauguration earlier this year. Bezos had previously been under fire for allegedly barring the Washington Post for endorsing Trump\u2019s rival Kamala Harris in the election. He later defended the decision as a way to avoid media bias.<\/p>\n
Alongside the documentary, Amazon will also release a three-part docuseries on Melania showing her life travelling between New York, Washington DC and Palm Beach.<\/p>\n
Ratner\u2019s credits include the Rush Hour franchise and Red Dragon. After multiple women, including actors Natasha Henstridge and Olivia Munn, accused him of sexual misconduct, his deal with Warner Bros was ended.<\/p>\n
In 2023, he moved to Israel and called himself a \u201cproud Zionist\u201d on Instagram. Ratner is also rumoured to be working on a documentary about the Abraham Accords and is known to be friendly with Benjamin Netanyahu, sharing pictures of them together on his social media.<\/p>\n
Melania will be released in cinemas on 30 January and will stream on Amazon Prime at a later date.<\/p>\n