Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

{{short description|2023 American documentary film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Carlos López Estrada
Zac Manuel

| producer = Adriana Arce
Adam Leber
Saul Levitz
Hodo Musa
Gee Roberson

| writer =

| starring = Lil Nas X

| music =

| cinematography = Pablo Berron
Zac Manuel

| editing = Andrew Morrow

| studio = Columbia Records
Museum & Crane
RadicalMedia
Sony Music Vision

| distributor = HBO Films (United States)
Universal Pictures Content Group{{cite web|title=Lil Nas X Documentary ‘Long Live Montero’ Acquired by Universal Pictures Content Group for International Release|website=Variety |first=K.J.|last=Yossman|date=27 February 2024|access-date=27 February 2024|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/lil-nas-x-documentary-long-live-montero-universal-international-release-1235923347/}} (International)

| released = {{film date|2023|09|09|TIFF}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero is a 2023 American documentary film, directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel.Sarah-Tai Black, [https://www.cbc.ca/arts/long-live-montero-how-this-directing-duo-put-lil-nas-x-s-singular-story-on-screen-1.7095024 "Long Live Montero: How this directing duo put Lil Nas X's singular story on screen"]. CBC Arts, January 26, 2024. The film profiles artist Lil Nas X during his 2022 Long Live Montero Tour.Mankaprr Conteh, [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lil-nas-x-documentary-review-1234955147/ "Lil Nas X's Tour Documentary Doesn't Pretend to Be Something It's Not"]. Rolling Stone, January 26, 2024.

The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,Osobe Waberi, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/bob-marley-one-love-director-ziggy-marley-visit-canada-and-reveal-favourite-songs-scenes-and-what-they-love-about-toronto/ "TIFF Review: Lil Nas X shines profoundly in new documentary and proves how he's a game-changer in the music industry"]. Now, September 11, 2023. although the screening at Roy Thomson Hall was briefly delayed by a bomb threat.Angelique Johnson and Matt Donnelly, [https://variety.com/2023/film/news/lil-nas-x-documentary-premiere-tiff-bomb-threat-1235718996/ "Lil Nas X Doc Premiere at TIFF Delayed by Bomb Threat From Homophobic Caller"]. Variety, September 9, 2023. After the threat was dismissed as not credible, the screening proceeded just half an hour later than scheduled.

The film had its streaming premiere in January 2024 on Max in the United States,Chris Azzopardi, [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/movies/lil-nas-x-long-live-montero-review.html "‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ Review: A Hip-Hop Trailblazer"]. The New York Times, January 25, 2023. and Crave in Canada. Alongside the film, a new Lil Nas X song was released, entitled "Where Do We Go Now?", on the 26th of January, 2024, alongside a music video for the song.