Before he was The Man on the Moon, he was a man named Scott.
In 2009, Scott Mescudi aka Kid Cudi released his debut LP, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. A genre-bending album that broke barriers by featuring songs dealing with depression, anxiety and loneliness, it resonated deeply with young listeners and launched Cudi as a musical star and cultural hero. A Man Named Scott explores Cudi’s journey over a decade of creative choices, struggles and breakthroughs, making music that continues to move and empower his millions of fans around the world.
Robert Alexander
Director, Writer

Kid Cudi
Self

Jaden Smith
Self
Blake Young
Self

Shia LaBeouf
Self

Timothée Chalamet
Self

Willow Smith
Self

Ye
Self

A$AP Rocky
Self

Pharrell Williams
Self
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Beastie Boys Story74%
Supersonic74%
Stans71%
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder81%
The Velvet Underground67%
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell71%
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap67%
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.77%
Tupac: Resurrection79%
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese70%
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly67%
Milli Vanilli71%
Halftime67%
Biggie & Tupac64%
Sympathy for the Devil62%
The Sound of 00772%
Fuck64%
Anvil! The Story of Anvil75%
Imagine: John Lennon70%