2010 Sundance Film Festival

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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Tamra Davis 2009
Categories: U.S. Documentary Competition, World Premiere
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Run time: 88 min. | U.S.A. | color & b/w
In his short career, Jean-Michel Basquiat was a phenomenon. He became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker Samo in the late 1970s on the Lower East Side scene, sold his first painting to Deborah Harry for $200, and became best friends with Andy Warhol. Appreciated by both the art cognoscenti and the public, Basquiat was launched into international stardom. However, soon his cult status began to override the art that had made him famous in the first place.

Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive documentary but also delves into Basquiat as an iconoclast. His dense, bebop-influenced neoexpressionist work emerged while minimalist, conceptual art was the fad; as a successful black artist, he was constantly confronted by racism and misconceptions. Much can be gleaned from insider interviews and archival footage, but it is Basquiat’s own words and work that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man.
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About the film
Cast & Crew
director
Tamra Davis
 
executive producer
Maja Hoffmann
producer
David Koh, Lilly Bright, Stanley Buchthal, Alexis Manya Spraic
cinematographer
Tamra Davis, Harry Geller, David Koh
editor
Alexis Manya Spraic
music
J. Ralph, Mike D.
graphics, design, and animation
Shepard Fairey and Studio No. 1/Obey
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