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Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake
FilmPG-13

Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake(2001)

  • Documentary

1h 40m

Last verified: 03/05/2026

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Synopsis

Before I Wake is unique in that it is the only known documentary that chronicles the last year of Tupac Shakur's life as seen through the eyes of the one person that was closest to him, his bodyguard, Frank Alexander. For the first time see intimate details, including behind the scenes studio footage of Tupac creating some of his most innovative music. Then you actually go to the place where Tupac was shot in Las Vegas and speak with investigators still trying to solve his murder. It has actual interview footage and never seen before studio footage of Tupac Shakur. Also interview footage of Eric 'Eazy E' Wright, Russell Simmon, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr, Cathy Scott, the Las Vegas Reporter, and the main Las Vegas Detective on the cast, Detective Becker.

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Director

Sean Long

Cast

  • Tupac Shakur
  • Frank Alexander
  • Michael Eric Dyson

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