Jared Leto Gives Fans Preview Of New Documentary, Announces Release Date

By Eliot Hill

October 8, 2020

It was announced last spring that Jared Leto would make his directorial debut with the A Day In The Life Of America documentary. After premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival last year, fans will now be able to watch it at home in just a few months.

The Thirty Seconds to Mars singer took to social media on Thursday (October 8) to give fans a first look at the documentary and announce that it'll be released January 11, 2021, on PBS.

“Seeing the final product, formed of the 92 incredibly talented crews, covering all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and DC, has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career to date,” he wrote. “This movie documents a moment of real division. I hope it acts as a gateway to understand that although we may share different views, fundamentally the one thing that connects us is this country.”

In the clip, Leto explains the concept behind the documentary while scenes from A Day In The Life Of America plays over his voice.

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Our documentary A Day in the Life of America is premiering on @pbs @independentlens January 11, 2021. This film was an idea I'd been thinking about for a really long time and I thought it could be an opportunity to turn the camera on ourselves and capture a portrait of this country and these really tumultuous and fascinating times that we're living in. When I was a kid, my mother subscribed to National Geographic. It was our gateway to the world, as it is for so many. They had a project where they sent photographers all over the country to capture a single day in the life of the United States, and that always stuck with me. I look at this film as a time capsule. It’s something that you could dig up 100 years from now, even 1,000 years from now, and it would give us some insight into who we are, what kind of people we are, and what kind of time that we're living in. Seeing the final product, formed of the 92 incredibly talented crews, covering all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and DC, has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my career to date. This movie documents a moment of real division. I hope it acts as a gateway to understand that although we may share different views, fundamentally the one thing that connects us is this country. I like to think of this as an opportunity to begin a dialogue - for those who have arguably been forgotten, or at least feel forgotten. I hope the impact of this film begins to show there are many who believe and fight for the American Dream, even when that dream seems to be taken away from them. Excited for you all to see it. - Jared 🌅🌅🌅

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From skydiving, protests, and more, you'll get a small glimpse into what to expect from the film early next year. If you're expecting the documentary to be one-sided, that won't be the case. While answering questions about the documentary last year, Leto revealed there are conversations within it that he doesn't agree with.

“I felt it was really important to not censor who we are, who our neighbors are, who America is and to get an accurate depiction of the nation in this really tumultuous and important time,” he said.

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