Glenn O'Brien

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.

팝아트 계열의 자유구상화가로서 지하철 등의 지저분한 낙서를 예술 차원으로 승화시켰다는 평가를 받는 전설적인 아티스트, 장 미셸 바스키아. 영화는 그 동안 한 번도 인터뷰에 응하지 않았던 바스키아의 두 여동생들과의 인터뷰를 통해 천재적이면서도 비극적으로 짧게 끝난 바스키아의 삶을 이야기한다. 그의 가장 가까웠던 친구, 연인, 동료 예술가들은 그가 항상 직면해야만 했던 인종차별과 마약, 그리고 돈의 유혹에 대해 밝힌다. 또한 수많은 숨은 의미와 저항정신의 시각적 표현이었던 그의 예술작품 또한 중요하게 다루어진다.

Trophy Hunter, a short, fake documentary about illegal wildlife trade that Josh and Benny made for the Turtle Conservancy in 2012. It features the late great New York icon Glenn O’Brien visiting an eccentric Chinese collector.

A glowing, prismatic portrait of the rise and fall of America's first celebrity designer—Halston—the man who was synonymous with fashion in the 1970s, and became the emperor of NYC nightlife. Interviews with friends and witnesses (including Liza Minnelli, Diane Von Furstenberg, André Leon Talley, Anjelica Huston, Bob Colacello, and Billy Joel, among others) round out this glittering evocation of the man who defined the most beautiful and decadent era of recent memory.

In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.

James Rasin's documentary “Beautiful Darling” honors American Transgender actress and best-known Warhol Superstar, Candy Darling, and her all-too-brief life and career, with a combination of current and vintage interview material, rarely seen archival photos and footage, and extracts from Darling's movies.

1980년대 뉴욕 예술계에 혜성처럼 나타나, 현재까지도 자유와 저항 정신의 대명사로 많은 사랑을 받고 있는 아티스트 장 미쉘 바스키아의 인터뷰와 아카이브 영상을 수록한 다큐멘터리. 바스키아 사후 10년이 지나서야 공개되었다. 감독 탐라 데이비스가 1985년에 직접 촬영한 바스키아의 인터뷰 영상을 중심으로 유명 아티스트, 큐레이터, 갤러리스트, 가장 친밀했던 주변 인물들의 기억 속에 살아있는 바스키아와 마치 불꽃 같았던 그의 예술혼을 생생히 묘사한다.

Face Addict tells the story of a unique and unrepeatable experience, that of the artistic community in New York between the late '70s and early '80s, known as the downtown scene.

The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.

A courier who represents Moroccan dissidents arrives in Washington with secret documents.

Legendary New York graffiti artist Lee Quinones plays the part of Zoro, the city's hottest and most elusive graffiti writer. The actual story of the movie concerns the tension between Zoro's passion for his art and his personal life, particularly his strained relationship with fellow artist Rose.

A psychotic saxophone player lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.

With a rambling, unstructured style that echoes Andy Warhol’s own approach to filmmaking, this documentary profiles his career, showing him to be a brilliant manipulator, dedicated voyeur and person of astute commercial judgment.