Fascinating Teaser Trailer for Joaquin Phoenix Documentary, ‘I’m Still Here’

This is going to be so damn awesome. A couple weeks ago we brought you the first teaser poster for the Casey Affleck documentary I’m Still here, about the career transition of Joaquin Phoenix from actor to rapper. The first teaser trailer for the film has popped up online over at Yahoo! and it looks so friggin enthralling. As most of you know by now, Oscar-nominated actor Joaquin Phoenix seemingly went off the deep end a year and a half ago when he announced his retirement from acting to pursue his dream of being a rapper. He then showed up on Letterman looking like a homeless Reservoir Dog (see image above), and provided us with one of the most horrifically uncomfortable and buzzed about late night interviews in years. But a lot of people, including yours truly, are convinced this is all just a huge joke/sociological experiment. A seemingly brilliant, mesmerizing one at that.

In the beginning of the teaser, Phoenix is sitting at a table with a man who appears to be some kind of psychic or life thespian. His metaphorical monologue of comparing the typical rise of Hollywood success to drops of water in nature, narrates the montage of random imagery. The footage shows Phoenix going all over the world: partying, rapping, performing, signing autographs, on planes, in limos, at night clubs, fighting, drinking, hugging Diddy and much more. Check it out.

Is it real? Has Joaquin Phoenix seriously lost it? Is it all a massive joke that will have Phoenix and Affleck laughing at us all? Is he doing a character ala Andy Kaufman with Tony Clifton in the 70′s? Does it matter? Whatever happens, this is going to be one truly captivating piece of popular culture to witness. I’m Still Here opens in limited theaters (awwww) on September 10th.

What Do You Think? Discuss.