K-pop band Enhypen
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Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner is set to produce feature documentary Fanmade: Enhypen about K-pop group Enhypen and their fandom, Engene.
The new production shingle from Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99 filmmakers William Swann and Casey Feldman, Good-People, is set to produce alongside the Candle Media owned Hello Sunshine. Caroline Suh, who was behind K-pop doc Blackpink: Light Up the Sky, will direct.
The description of the film notes that the doc will highlight the band’s fans “putting them at the heart of the concert creation process.”
The synopsis continues: “The documentary highlights the Engene community, following five female fans as they co-create new material alongside the band, ignite the fanbase to collaborate, and revel in the joy of putting their passion out into the world. Dancing between Enhypen fans and the band themselves, the film utilizes unprecedented and intimate access alongside the band members as they travel across the US for their Fate Plus world tour.” The doc will culminate in the Galaxy Fanmade concert experience, which took place on May 7 in Dallas, TX.
The doc will feature an original song entitled “Home.” Alex Flores, who leads Hello Sunshine’s recently launched music division, worked with songwriters Rob Grimaldi and Ryan Curtis to create the track.
“In the fun process of collaborating on this film we have all become big fans of the band, and it’s been a unique experience to explore their music through the intimate, character-driven narratives of their fans. We hope that the millions of Engenes around the world, along with a host of new ones, will love watching,” said Suh.
Witherspoon, Sara Rea, Cassie Lambert Scalettar, and Zoe Fairbourn executive produce on behalf of Hello Sunshine. Swann and Feldman will produce under their Good-People banner, along with Cara Mones. Live concert director Mark A. Ritchie, who worked on Beyoncé’s Renaissance film, directed the Galaxy Fanmade concert experience, which was live-streamed in IMAX.
“The K-pop ecosphere embodies inclusivity in a way that is both inspiring and rich for storytelling. This heartfelt and joyful documentary showcases the beauty of coming together in a way that the world needs right now,” said Rea, head of Unscripted at Hello Sunshine. “While we are accustomed to artists surprising audiences during their shows, watching these fans create unexpected and thoughtful experiences for the band is something we’ve never seen before.”
“By putting Enhypen’s remarkable Engene community at the center of the story and having fans co-create elements of the live-concert streamed in IMAX theaters across the nation, Fanmade: Enhypen captures the joy and transformative power of connection and co-creation in music,” added Swann.
