# We Watched Melania's $40M Documentary So You Don't Have To | Under the Docs

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Podcast: [Paranoid American](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paranoid-american-6597042)
Published: 2026-05-20T09:00:20+00:00
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Amazon's $40 million production about First Lady Melania Trump. Going in expecting either propaganda or genuine insight into her humanitarian work, we discovered something entirely different - two hours of napkin and dress designs. With Melania having final creative control and controversial director Brett Ratner at the helm, this film revealed more than either of us expected.

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