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Shia LaBeouf’s Acting School Is the Subject of an Intense Documentary

  • The documentary Slauson Rec, directed by Lewis O'Neil, premiered at Cannes in 2024 and chronicles Shia LaBeouf's experimental theater company launched in Los Angeles in 2018.
  • The project arose from LaBeouf's desire to create a company from a drama class at the Slauson Recreation Center and his permission for O'Neil to film without edits.
  • Footage in Slauson Rec shows LaBeouf reacting aggressively, including yelling, throwing chairs, and physical confrontations with students, some of whom left the company or quit rehearsals.
  • Around 30 attendees left the Cannes showing of the documentary, reportedly unsettled by LaBeouf’s conduct; nonetheless, he endorses the film and openly addresses his previous personal struggles.
  • The documentary and LaBeouf's openness about his flaws suggest ongoing reckoning with his conduct and underline the complex outcomes of his unconventional teaching methods.
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Shia LaBeouf’s acting school is the subject of an intense documentary

Shia LaBeouf has often found himself at the center of controversy. A new documentary that recently premiered ay the Cannes Film Festival has the actor right back there.

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The Hollywood Reporter broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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