Cameron Crowe and Shepard Fairey will appear as guests in First Timers, a new documentary series from multimedia creator Yi Zhou, according to industry reporting on Aug. 26. The project brings the Oscar-winning filmmaker and the street artist behind the Obama “Hope” poster into Zhou’s ongoing nonfiction work spotlighting creative practice, with filming currently underway.
Recent behind-the-scenes posts from Into the Sun Entertainment, which collaborates with Zhou, show Crowe and Zhou working together on segments tied to the series, indicating active production rather than early development. The posts frame First Timers as a hands-on project built around conversations and process footage rather than a purely archival exercise.
Zhou has teased the collaboration for months on social channels, sharing images and captions that reference Crowe’s Almost Famous while hinting at the series title. The updates suggest a two-year gestation, with shoots and edit reviews spread across multiple sessions. While platforms and release timing have not been announced, the cadence of the posts—most recently in August—points to a rollout plan taking shape.
A listing for First Timers identifies Crowe and Zhou on screen and credits Into the Sun Entertainment and Into the Sun Films, providing a public production footprint as the team continues to share clips and stills. The entry underscores that this is structured as a series rather than a one-off feature, aligning with the episodic nature of the materials teased so far.
Fairey’s involvement extends the series’ cross-disciplinary reach. Known for his long-running OBEY project and his iconic political poster work, the artist has frequently bridged gallery culture and mass media. His inclusion alongside a filmmaker like Crowe signals an interest in pairing different creative languages under a single documentary banner, with episodes likely to toggle between film and visual art perspectives.
