Demi Lovato is set to make her directorial debut, co-directing a documentary about the highs and lows of being a child star.
Named Child Star, the documentary film – which will be released in September – will explore what being a young person in the entertainment world can mean, with many famous faces appearing to share their experiences of growing up in the spotlight.
It’s set to be a must watch, especially after the controversy that surrounded Quiet On Set – a recent documentary that looked at the toxic environments surrounding popular TV shows for young people in the 1990s and Noughties, including The Amanda Show (starring Amanda Bynes) and Zoey 101 (starring Jamie-Lynn Spears), and how it affected its child stars.
Here’s everything we know about Child Star so far.
What is Demi Lovato’s Child Star documentary about?
According to a synopsis and statement from Hulu, Demi Lovato’s documentary Child Star “explores the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight through the lens of some of the world’s most well-known former child stars. Through celebrity interviews, verite scenes and archival footage, this film deconstructs the stages of earlier stardom and looks at the entertainment system over the last century.
Demi will interview other child stars, including Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Wednesday‘s Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, JoJo Siwa and Alyson Stoner, who co-starred alongside Lovato in Camp Rock.
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