Donald Glover Documentary | Modern Renaissance Man

A documentary about Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino. Going through his life from a baby, to one of the most influential and inspiring people in the entertainment industry.

[@89Dustdevil]

There’s a lot of famous people who branch out into several fields: Writing, Acting, Music etc. The impressive thing is how damn good he is at all of it.

[@dombobomb5420]

This dude inspires me

[@ElijahCinema]

Same, one of my biggest inspirations!

[@maziochendu5258]

Exactly. Me too. I'm a super big fan

[@junaid.f1lms]

Fr

[@whitenoise3447]

Damn I've never seen those pictures before of the notes he wrote. I really felt that in my heart thank you for sharing it. You just got to have so much respect for him for saying that

[@ElijahCinema]

I completely agree, you can also see how those fears influenced his style and music with Because The Internet. And it's really touching and inspiring to see someone that talented be in a situation that most go through as well.

[@whitenoise3447]

Elijah Cinema yess exactly!

[@petern326]

Donald needs to see this

[@ElijahCinema]

+Nomelander The Grind That would be amazing, sadly I don't think that'll ever happen.

[@davisdavis468]

Elijah Cinema he said he hangs on the internet anonymously so you never know he could've. Shit, I could be Donald Glover for y'all know ;) (I'm... I'm not)

[@whitenoise3447]

It would be cool if he made a reaction video to this tbh

[@whitenoise3447]

Elijah Cinema idk I kinda want him to watch it and cry don't kill my hopes lol

[@guillaumefunke3649]

@@davisdavis468 holy shit its DONALD GLOVER !!

[@ElijahCinema]

ANNOUNCEMENT: -New doc about Frank Ocean releasing in the next month (hopefully). -Afterwords I plan on making a documentary about Kendrick Lamar. -When summer rolls around, I plan on releasing a main doc every other week and a mini doc in between each. -I am going through some personal things and will be moving across the country in the next month, so I apologize if anything is hindered from that. -Lastly, I plan on growing this channel tremendously, having more fan interactions and hopefully reaching 10,000 subscribers by the end of summer. -At some point in time, I do want to redo the entire Kanye West doc and Donald Glover doc. I hope everyone is excited for the next video and will stick around for new content. Thanks! -Elijah Cinema

[@humanbeing_]

Yo. I just found your channel TODAY.... It's been 2 years since this video and since your post, but you're at 1.5k subs; I don't get it. KZbin is so ridiculous by it's huge promotion and favoritism of large Networks & Network shows yet does everything it can to suppress channels like yours --> True Independent creators that put out FANTASTIC original content. Afterall, it's called KZbin... It's become so commercial and so corporate, it's no wonder so many alternative platforms have come about. Minds.com, BitChute, DTube, LBRY, Vimeo, and so on. Some of those platforms are actually BETTER than KZbin as they forego many of KZbin's restrictions, yet unfortunately none of them have anywhere near the reach nor user base as KZbin.... For you to only have 1.5k subs yet be uploading such high level Quality Original content is truly absurd to me; and I'm sure the majority of your subscribers would agree with me. It's mind-boggling and equally frustrating. Any thoughts on these things? Cheers

[@ElijahCinema]

@@humanbeing_ No I agree. Personally I've never done KZbin for monetary reasons or anything like that. It's always been a platform for me that allows expression through my short films, as well as connection and hopefully bringing value to others. Rest assured I'm sure if I continued to make docs on musicians and become better at it, I would've found an audience by now. But I also like doing a variety of other things, and ultimately film is more important to me than anything else. I fully believe whatever happens happens, and everything works out in the end. Would be awesome to eventually gain a following and audience because I think KZbin fanbases can be one of the most genuine groups of people out there, but everything comes with time. And obviously I don't the type of content that fully captures an audience. Thanks for the comment!

[@lebradavis8447]

Great documentary. Childish gambino is beyond talented. You hit it on the nose bruh. He makes me appreciate life, comedy, music, acting, and dancing. I really enjoy him. We need more of him. Super heroes dont just wear capes, they also wear hoodies!!!😎😎😎💪💪💪✌✌✌👍👍👍👍👏

[@ElijahCinema]

100% true!

[@eternalvibes6858]

his evolution is inspiring. thank you for making this

[@stevenigma]

Needs more views ! Great video

[@ElijahCinema]

+Steven Johnson Thanks!

[@Dkmo94]

been following this guy since community/ cul de sac, this is crazy nostalgia

[@dragonone6991]

thanks for the mini Documentary you kilt it Bruh!!!!

[@jasonmcneil6357]

Amazing documentary Glover would be proud

[@ElijahCinema]

Thank you very much!

[@rossschcheese]

Great video, Elijah! One thing is missing though.. the fact that all of his personas are the same person. Donald as a comedian, musician, and actor...they're all the same person. That's what's miraculous is his ability to combine all of these things together.

[@ElijahCinema]

+rossschcheese That's a great point! Should've added that.

[@supreemcourt9181]

this guy is underappreciated

[@yadsewnde]

Thank you for this I learned so much.

[@emanbored]

I always cry whenever I hear Come Sail Away by Styx, Donald is my favorite anything in the world thanks for this video

[@ElijahCinema]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mabeast502]

This is in my vault, he kinda inspired me to make music. I’m working at it now.

[@DjTheli]

This is great. Thanks for putting this together.

[@ElijahCinema]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@thedalekproject2547]

Donald inspires me so much

[@prioritythreat]

Is it just me or is this guys voice super unique and cool😂😂. Like I’d hire you as a voice actor fr.

[@ElijahCinema]

Thank you!

[@ElijahCinema]

I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm glad I was able to give you some sense of comfort. I hope you have a nice day.

[@lofer9138]

21:05 this part actually made me sad, I’d never seen someone I looked up to feel so defeated. It’s depressing

[@exetheluckyone]

It makes me feel sad that he felt that way too, but I also admire him for sharing it. I believe he's really brave for opening up like that and showing his insecurities and fears. I admire him so much, and if someone like him feels insecure and scared at times, then I feel so much relief about my own insecurities and feelings because he showed me that no matter how big some artists are, we are all human and going through our own internal battles, and that's just part of life, and you can be as great as him despite your fears and insecurities. At least I see it that way, and I'm glad I read that, actually

[@circasurvive9891]

Existential Nihilism is a bitch

[@matthewyodice1837]

best video i’ve ever watched from beginning to end

[@ElijahCinema]

+Matthew Yodice Thank you, I really appreciate that!

[@Northbirdy]

Very very good video. Donald has been such an inspiration for my life in these past few years.

[@farhannr28]

This is what an Idol should've been like

[@RootedHat]

Sup finished watching! That was AWESOME dude. I feel like I know him like a friend now haha Hey those last 8 minutes were sick, with his career progression! You should put that as a filler until June you know! Onto the Kanye documentary now :D

[@ElijahCinema]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[@ress3503]

I never comment on anyone’s KZbin channel but man, please grow this channel you provided great content on both Kanye and Donald video!!! Great work, don’t let me down I know you got plenty more ideas!!!

[@ElijahCinema]

+Re Ss Thanks man that truly means a lot! I have plans for Frank Ocean next, then Kendrick Lamar and then Brockhampton. They do take a while to create and I each one to be better than the last. I also have personal stuff going on right now as well as a creation for a full feature length film which should eventually be on the channel. So I apologize if there aren't any new videos for a while. But I promise they will be soon and I hope you continue watching!!!

[@drewkemelgor9373]

donald glover capped so hard about awaken my love being his last album

[@vteknique]

Dope video 💯

[@childishwest9787]

Bro Childish Gambino really inspires me man. He is so talented and humble

[@WhoIsChise]

In love with this one! Keep it up

[@permafriday]

Good thing I didn't use my real name, turns out there's already a super talented Elijah on KZbin. Hopefully one day I can reach your level - I'll never accomplish as much as Donald or be as talented, but I still love to create things and feel a strong connection with basically everything he does.

[@saidialifajr504]

Don't say "I'll never accomplish as much as Donald or be as talented"... WHY NOT?

[@whitenoise3447]

Yesss you included so fly in the video

[@ElijahCinema]

So fly is such a great song. Lots of Gambino's older songs are underrated.

[@whitenoise3447]

Elijah Cinema word haha they're definitely underplayed, I love culdesac

[@kburke1933]

That baby picture looks like he's thinking "I just came out of what?!" 😏

[@mayi1774]

Great, informative and fun to watch ^w^

[@ElijahCinema]

Thank you, it's much appreciated!

[@mayi1774]

Thank YOU, dude :3

[@ElijahCinema]

Bas Bas no problem man!

[@troop3059]

Love your channel bro...big fan love your work just seen it today for the first time 💪💣🖤 can you do one on Ab-Soul or Asap Rocky?!?!? 🤞

[@ElijahCinema]

I enjoy both of their music! Maybe one day!!

[@troop3059]

Elijah Cinema 💪

[@patrick247two]

Before 'This is America' I had never heard of Donald Glover. New discoveries every day.

[@TheAstriius]

Damn ... I just hope to see him live one day, please come to Europe T-Bone!

[@jefeking2117]

lol spelling bee got me rolling

[@veganfunnycat8583]

My presentation: **is absolutely horrible** Teacher: Did you only start making that 5 minutes ago? Me: 26:04

[@Mr.Grumps]

Relatable my fellow clone

[@veganfunnycat8583]

Mr. Grumps ✋😌

[@ShimmerWali]

this is an amazing video...it needs way more views...well done

[@ElijahCinema]

Thank you! That really means a lot. Look forward to other projects soon

[@maximrusskikh774]

Wow man, that's an incredible piece of work, thank you!

[@ForbiddenConversationPodcast]

than you soo muchh for this video

[@rickniang9466]

This is some great great work ! Keep on going man !

[@juanhamilton3878]

You should UPDATE this video!

[@golu_badbola]

You can't relate with Kanye, but you can with Donald.

[@whatsupwiththat6830]

Red bone is a gospel song😮

[@willmarin2810]

great vid

[@HumbleWordsmith]

TROY AND ABED IN THE MOORNING!

[@Phreyz96]

Donald Glover inspires me

[@AozoraUltra2006]

This is a deep cut for me, because my ignorant ass didn’t know he had any projects before camp

[@jonbotwesley]

Hey I know you probably won’t respond to this but figured I’d give it a shot. I really like the font you used on the thumbnail. Is there somewhere online I could get a a hold of it lol. Great vid btw you’re killing it.

[@ElijahCinema]

Apologies. The thumbnail was created using some online generator thing. Before I had photoshop and what not. So unfortunately, I have no clue what the font is.

[@jonbotwesley]

@@ElijahCinema hey no worries, thanks for letting me know, very cool of you! Have a good one 🤙

[@veganfunnycat8583]

Sorry, I think you got the title wrong, it should be... *Donald Glover and Childish Gambino fighting over who can become more successful*

[@daltondecaprio9590]

this is great!

[@Asencion]

Make a nother video 😎. You deserve more views not going to lie.

[@ElijahCinema]

Thanks man, next doc is on Frank Ocean!

[@thelearner2974]

Damn , I'm about to get into this artist

[@jawshhurley2818]

fantastic video! I've subscribed. Really interesting stuff here honestly. Gotta ask whats the song that starts at 4:22? Really nice beat. Thanks!

[@ElijahCinema]

Thank you! And i believe it's Retro from the EP Kauai.

[@SawyerCoco]

great video

[@Catnapw]

Sooooooo freaking awesome, I love this!!!! Great damn job!!!😍😍😍

[@ElijahCinema]

Aw thanks! New video soon!

[@atm_ovie4869]

why does the speaker sound like Adam Sandler doing an impression of a kindergarten kid

[@CiscoTheGr8]

2:11 that's me on the left! #DSA #EastSide #Mainstreet #RedanRd

[@ElijahCinema]

Are you serious? Did you ever interact with Donald at all? Any stories?

[@CiscoTheGr8]

Elijah Cinema we hung with separate ppl but I mean our school and neighborhood was small. I grew up as a kid with Donald. After HS we went our own ways. No really significant stories. Regular kids and teens that went to art school

[@ElijahCinema]

That's pretty awesome! Guess the world's pretty small after all.

[@CiscoTheGr8]

Elijah Cinema yeah man. We also went to school with a few other notable celebrities like Lloyd (the singer) and Saidah Nairobi (Beyonces top Dancer and Eddidiong Emah aka Diddy who was just lead dancer with Bey at Coachella (she was the one with the baton) as well as CyHi Da Prince( Kanye artist) and a few more

[@Ayeshoo1231]

I'm inspired by him to do better :-)

[@louisbalaclava]

is his son called legend?

[@ElijahCinema]

Yep!

[@anon89461]

I like the way you pronounce "glover"

[@anwyllonmusic]

Narrater, you don't have to overuse Donald's name. Effective writing and narration will steer away from redundancy and overuse of the same words.

[@ElijahCinema]

Anwyll Music thank you, ill try to steer away from that in further videos.

[@MrNotaComedian]

This almost made me cry

[@sami6998]

It would be so cool if he made a video game

[@ElijahCinema]

It is Donald Glover, so you never know!!!

[@danielburow8538]

I love this video. You did forget about fuck yaselves, and his mcdj appearances though

[@danielburow8538]

forget probably isnt the right word, but you didnt include it

[@auraradiomedia]

Really enjoyed it. Great!

[@whitenoise3447]

Its 6:25AM and I'm just watching this before work lmao I have to pretend I'm an adult wish me luck y'all *puts on trenchcoat and jumps on the shoulders of another small adult* let's go frank

[@ElijahCinema]

Will do! Haha

[@EvaAnika]

This is a good video. Donald is very inspirational. What is your first language, by the way? Where are you from? I don't catch your accent.

[@ElijahCinema]

English and Minnesota. I've just always been bad with words, but I've definitely improved since this. And people always say I have an accent, but I can't even tell haha.

[@kevinseccia2476]

The album was released in 2013 not 2014. Otherwise great vid!

[@ElijahCinema]

+Kevin Seccia Oh I must've said the wrong thing, my bad.

[@kevinseccia2476]

It's fine

[@ElijahCinema]

+Kevin Seccia yep haha, I even knew it came out in 2013. Stupid mistake.

[@neothagreat12]

What's the name of the song that starts at 2:02? Amazing thorough documentary by the way.

[@davidtuszynski7549]

Because the Internet was released December 2013 Not 2014...

[@josh1300wht]

Good work

[@ElijahCinema]

+josh1300wht Thanks! Means a lot!!!

[@andresgarcia5115]

Loved the documentary, but john favreau isn't pronounced john ferrero

[@taylorunick1636]

Great video but he hardly “starred” in Spider-Man and the Martian

[@freemisfitgumbo9607]

What was the last song in a pool

[@alexk1367]

"Lugwig"

[@flamingstallion]

Sick Boi make moves like a chess piece

[@bigCharizard]

He recorded sick boi while on a cold lol hence the name “sick boi”

[@mr.persona2181]

Can someone PLEASE tell me what the name of the song was that was playing during his early pictures

[@ElijahCinema]

It's called The Girl. Just look that up with Childish Gambino and you'll find it.

[@mr.persona2181]

@@ElijahCinema THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@PublicDudeBaby]

Chance was on Royalty, so no he didn't meet Him for Acid Rap. That was way before,Acid Rap!

[@ElijahCinema]

I apologize. Must've made a mistake.

[@jonhtsoncurk7009]

Song @ 2:05

[@audreyreisner9735]

Hi, What's that song playing in the background around 1:21?

[@ElijahCinema]

The song is called Retro. I believe it's off his Kauai EP.

[@audreyreisner9735]

@@ElijahCinema Thank you!

[@ElijahCinema]

Of course.

[@zimzimma5688]

Never heard hs early mixtapes. Sounds to me like he was purposely trying to sound a bit like Q-tip.

[@ludwigthewhite3535]

this video sounds like it was made by Chestercheddarburger

[@ElijahCinema]

That's a first. Gotta look that one up.

[@BrendanGFoster]

Is he like the wisest 20 something year old ever?

[@ercan8772]

I love him but not "ever" for sure

[@vasthenomad]

nice

[@RogiRemillard1977]

69% out of a hundred. Are you f**king kidding me? x'D

[@ElijahCinema]

I feel the same way.

[@ritafranco6633]

what is the thing is on on the minute 34?

[@ElijahCinema]

Its Donald Glover's short film, Clapping for the Wrong Reasons.

[@trustmeshorty]

2:03 what song is this

[@TheRebornJuker]

why do u pronounce? donadly glovy when his name is donald glover

[@teaninja12]

need to fix audio mate

[@ElijahCinema]

I know haha.

[@goombapizza6335]

Can anyone tell me the name for the speech impediment that the narrator of this video has?

[@ElijahCinema]

Guess what?....There isn't one!

[@jacobmortimore]

Ur gonna get demonized for using kavinsky music in the background (night caller)

[@ElijahCinema]

I don't make video for money which is exactly why each of my videos uses copyrighted material.

[@jacobmortimore]

@@ElijahCinema ah fair enough, it's good to see some people making videos for a hobby still :) I watched the whole video it was really good

[@ElijahCinema]

Thanks! It's much appreciated

[@Javersal]

Where is the song at 2:04 from

[@JalenM]

What’s the song that’s playing around 2:10

[@ElijahCinema]

+Jdizzle It's called "The Girl" it's on one of Donalds older mixtapes if I'm remembering right.

[@JalenM]

Elijah Long-Mcgie THANK YOU

[@dssantiago2687]

what song plays at 2:00?

[@therebellion96]

5:04 Where is this from?

[@cmflyfestyle6161]

name of song @ 35:03 please

[@thephantomzlayer]

Urn on because the internet

[@johnf.hurtado1869]

Very problematic when the narrator references Glovers Lil wayne interpretation without knowing its source - calling it a nasal flow lol. Another white narrator documenting a prominent black creator while operating on ignorance of black culture. Alot of glovers genius is him lnowing how to operate in the world from his point of reference. As he has said before, if you know the world you can take it over- that goes to say he knew in order to operate through the world as a black man with white qualities, he would have to take a circuitous route in order to navigate biases and prejudices from both white and black worlds; thus, he began in academia, entered tv world, then went music, back into tv more in a black frame of reference, to then spiderman and star wars. Out of necessity, he garnered the support of 5 different demographics, education levels and backgrounds, in route to where he wanted to be the whole time - an entertainer erasing racial lines with universal appeal while creating from his own unique experience.

[@ElijahCinema]

This is funny

[@johnf.hurtado1869]

@@ElijahCinema theres truth to every joke.