Demi Lovato: No better topic for my directorial debut

Demi Lovato to direct documentary featuring former child artistes chronicling their life under the spotlight

Singer-actor Demi Lovato will make her directorial debut with Child Star, a feature-length documentary that aims to “deconstruct the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight through the lens of some of the world’s most famous former child stars, including Lovato,” as per the official statement issued.

Lovato will co-direct the documentary alongside Nicola Marsh. Producers include Michael D Ratner’s OBB Pictures, Lovato’s production banner DLG and Scooter Braun’s SB Projects. The three companies have worked together before on the pop star’s docuseries Dancing With the Devil, which premiered in 2021 and received critical acclaim. Dancing With the Devil took a close look at Lovato’s personal life and struggles with addiction, particularly her near-fatal overdose in 2018.

The Child Star documentary will stream exclusively on Hulu in 2024. The streaming service is notably owned by Disney, where Lovato started her journey as a teen in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock and television show Sonny with a Chance. Lovato has been openly critical of her time on Disney. On Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast last year, she said, “There was this extreme workload that I think put a lot of pressure on us, and that’s why some of us turned to, I personally turned to, if you’re going to work me like an adult, I’m going to party like an adult. And that, at 16-17, wasn’t healthy at all.”

The film promises interviews with a number of former child stars, though participants are being kept under tight wraps for now. “Through intimate conversations led by Lovato, verite footage, and archival material from all subjects involved, the film will reach beyond the traditional narratives seen in op-eds and tabloids to consider the changing nature of growing up in an increasingly connected and public world,” the press release says.

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“There is no better film or topic for my directorial debut than this story, which is close to home,” Lovato said in a statement, adding, “Our project sheds light on important messages about growing up in the public eye, learning to protect our boundaries, and becoming active advocates of our own destinies. I’m humbled to be able to learn from the individuals who have lived the unique experience of child stardom and share their stories in our film.”

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