A new movie produced by Chiefs star Travis Kelce will debut this week
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- Travis Kelce is listed as an executive director on “Jean-Michel” documentary.
- Kelce's documentary will be released Friday at Tribeca.
- “Jean-Michel” is the first Basquiat documentary approved by his estate.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is the rare athlete who has an IMDB page with more non-sports credits than anything he’s done on the field.
Kelce has credits for his work on the New Heights podcast, plus a movie and two television shows. But Kelce, who is returning for his 14th NFL season this fall, also has worked as a movie producer.
His latest project will be released Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s the documentary “Jean-Michel,” which is about the late artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who died in 1988 at the age of 27.
Frédéric Boyer wrote this description of the movie on the Tribeca website: “Thirty-eight years after his death, Jean-Michel Basquiat is everywhere. From T-shirts and watches to the most prestigious museums in the world, the artist’s street art-inspired style has never been so visible. Ironically, however, the more Basquiat’s popularity and influence grow, the easier it is to lose sight of the person behind the paintings. To correct this, Quinn Whitney Wilson and Viridiana Lieberman’s new documentary Jean-Michel goes back to the source for an intimate glimpse into the private life of one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists through the eyes of two of the people who knew him best: His sisters Lisane and Jeanine Basquait.
“Jean-Michel is the first Basquiat documentary to be approved by the artist’s estate, as well as the first directed by a person of color. The film traces Basquiat’s early life as the child of middle-class Haitian and Puerto Rican parents in Brooklyn, through his adventures in the punk subculture and up to his breakout as a major American artist. All the while, special attention is paid to Basquiat’s mental and emotional state, with interviews from former friends and colleagues to supplement his sisters’ impressions. The result is a portrait unlike anything seen before.”
Kelce is listed as an executive director for the movie. He previously co-produced the film, “My Dead Friend Zoe.”
This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM.
