Abi, born Joanne Kelly, is at the center of the documentary, which also features interviews with her siblings, Jaah and Robert Kelly Jr., and their mother, Drea Kelly, R. Kelly's ex-wife.
A promotional post for the film hints that Buku will reveal the painful secret that "shattered her childhood." In the trailer, Abi, 26, speaks about the lasting impact of her father's actions. "For a long time, I didn't even want to believe that it happened. I didn't know that even if he was a bad person, that he would do something to me,” she says.
Drea Kelly, who has been vocal about her experiences, also speaks in the documentary about the trauma her children endured. "What he did to me, he did to me, but you didn't have to do it to my kids," she tearfully shares in the trailer.
The documentary aims to provide insight into the pain experienced by R. Kelly's family members, as they lived under the shadow of one of music’s most notorious figures. In 2022, R. Kelly, 57, was convicted of federal charges including child pornography and sexual abuse of minors. While he continues to appeal his convictions, the documentary highlights the ongoing harm caused by his actions.
Abi reflects in the trailer on how her father’s convictions altered her life. “Nobody wants to be the child of the father that is out here hurting women and children,” she says. “He knows exactly why we can’t have the relationship we would have liked to have with him.”
In one particularly emotional moment, Abi, fighting back tears, explains how difficult it has been to reconcile her father’s crimes with the person she once viewed as her "everything."
R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023 for child pornography and enticing minors. His ex-wife, Drea Kelly, laments in the trailer, “Just because you’re not a good husband doesn’t mean you can’t be a good father. And the fact that he didn't even try…”
The film will stream on TVEI (Totally Very Entertaining Internet) starting Oct. 11.
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