'' We Are X '' , a documentary on the heavy metal band X Japan and its leader Yoshiki , was premiered in the World Documentary Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival . Kijak remarked about the film " I might have to quit music films after this one . The story is so unreal , I do n't know where else I could go after this . " The film was awarded the Special Jury Award for Editing . It then went on to play at SXSW where it won an Audience Award for Excellence in Title Design . It has continued to screen at festivals around the world , including Seattle International Film Festival , BEAT Festival in Moscow , and the Shanghai International Film Festival . It was released theatrically in the US by Drafthouse Films , a division of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and has been released to great acclaim all around the world , from the UK to Japan and most recently on 100 screens across Russia
2016 Sundance Film Festival
2016 Sundance Film Festival
Stephen Kijak