Stiller & Meara Doc Honors Stiller's Parents

Ben Stiller’s documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost—whose trailer debuted Sept. 25—examines the lives, careers and long marriage of comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara using home movies, rare interviews and intimate recordings to show how their onstage act and family life often blurred. The film includes commentary from Amy Stiller, Christopher Walken, Stephen Colbert and members of Ben’s family, and Stiller also conducts interviews with his wife and children to avoid a one-sided portrait. Drawing on extensive archives, the documentary portrays both the duo’s influence on American popular culture and the tensions that accompanied their move into solo careers in the 1970s and beyond. It premieres at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 5, opens in select theaters Oct. 17, and begins streaming on Apple TV+ on Oct. 24. Stiller describes the film as a personal tribute that both celebrates and reexamines his parents’ legacy.