Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
2018•1h 18m•6.8•Released
Documentary
Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
Director
Sara Driver
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Hells Kitten Productions
Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
Michael Holman
Self
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Jim Jarmusch
Self
Patricia Field
Self
Lee Quiñones
Self
Alexis Adler
Self
Coleen Fitzgibbon
Self
Jennifer Jazz
Self
Carlo McCormick
Self
Mary-Ann Monforton
Self
Jamie Nares
Self
Glenn O'Brien
Self
Felice Rosser
Self
Lucy Sante
Self
Production
Company
Hells Kitten Productions
Company
Faliro House Productions
Company
Le Pacte
Company
Leopardo Filmes
Company
Bunny Lake Films
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