The Carter

The Carter is a 2009 documentary film about Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., also known as Lil Wayne. The film was directed by Adam Bhala Lough. The Carter documents Carter in the period before and shortly after the release of Tha Carter III and was filmed between 2007-2008. During the filming of The Carter, no interviews with Carter were conducted by the filmmakers who shot in a completely Cinéma vérité style. Although he initially agreed to the film, it was later subject to a lawsuit by Carter, who objected to the film's release after the second screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Evidently Carter's attempts to block the film were a reaction to the film's depiction of Carter's heavy use of marijuana and cough syrup as recreational drugs. Despite Carter's attempts the film was released on November 17, 2009 after a judge threw out the case. The independently distributed film topped iTunes movie charts in its first week of release and Huffington Post called it "one of the top five...