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Release Date:
November 13, 2021
Original Title:
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Alternate Titles:
Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons
Music Box: DMX: Don’t Try to Understand
Genres:
Documentary | Music
Production Companies:
HBO Documentary Films
Hardware Agency
Mass Appeal
Polygram Entertainment
The Ringer Films
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 79
A focus on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons as he is released from prison in early 2019 and attempts to rebuild his career in the music industry and reconnect with family and fans.
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Co-Executive Producer:
Geoff Chow
Noah Malale
Sean Fennessey
Director:
Christopher Frierson
Director of Photography:
Travis Libin
Christopher Frierson
Clark Slater
Sean Gordon-Loebl
John Tashiro
Editor:
Clark Slater
Matt Kliegman
James Thayer
Steve Waite
Executive Producer:
Bill Simmons
Jody Gerson
Marc Cimino
Original Music Composer:
Jackson Greenberg
Producer:
Robert Alexander
Sean Gordon-Loebl
Christopher Frierson
Clark Slater
Pat Gallo
Steve Rifkind
Barak Moffitt
Daniel Seliger
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