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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Dec 19, 2018 · 1h 18m
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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.

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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
Directed by Sara Driver

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$195,517
Production
Hells Kitten Productions, Faliro House Productions, Le Pacte, Leopardo Filmes, Bunny Lake Films
Country
US

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