A documentary about Melania Trump's role in the lead-up to President Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration is set to open in select cinemas on 30 January, before
later becoming available on Prime Video. The film, titled Melania, follows the former first lady during the 20 days preceding the inauguration, as she prepares inauguration plans and oversees her family's transition back into the White House, according to Amazon. Directed by Brett Ratner and produced by Melania Trump's newly established company, Muse Films, the documentary will premiere a day before its theatrical release at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The venue's board chair, Richard Grenell, said in a post on X on 8 January that the premiere would take place on Thursday, 29 January. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was renamed the Trump Kennedy Center in December. While signage and the institution's online presence have been updated, formally changing the centre's name would require an act of Congress. Ratner, whose previous work includes films such as Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand and Rush Hour, has not released a feature film since 2017, when several women accused him of sexual misconduct. More recently, the filmmaker appeared in one of several photographs released as part of newly disclosed Jeffrey Epstein files. Melania has a running time of one hour and 44 minutes. It will screen exclusively in select theatres from 30 January, before later streaming on Prime Video.
