Beyoncé directed her 2013 autobiographical documentary Life Is but a Dream.
The HBO film combines concert footage, personal video, interviews, and behind-the-scenes material from her professional and private life. Beyoncé served as director and executive producer, giving the project an unusually direct connection to its subject.
The documentary premiered on HBO on February 16, 2013. It covers her creative process, career pressures, relationship with Jay-Z, and the period surrounding her pregnancy with daughter Blue Ivy.
The title is sometimes confused with a concert film or a conventional third-party biography. Although the documentary includes substantial performance footage, its central purpose is autobiographical and its creative control was led by Beyoncé herself.