Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)
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
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Jean-Michel Basquiat as Self (archive footage) |
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Michael Holman as Self |
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Fab 5 Freddy as Self |
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Jim Jarmusch as Self |
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Patricia Field as Self |
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Lee QuiƱones as Self |
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Alexis Adler as Self |
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Coleen Fitzgibbon as Self |
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Jennifer Jazz as Self |
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Carlo McCormick as Self |
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Mary-Ann Monforton as Self |
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Jamie Nares as Self |
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Glenn O'Brien as Self |
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Felice Rosser as Self |
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Lucy Sante as Self |
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Sur Rodney Sur as Self |
| Directing | Sara Driver | Director |
| Editing | Adam Kurnitz | Editor |
| Production | Christos V. Konstantakopoulos | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jean Labadie | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Adam Benn | Cinematography |