Em 1981, Jean-Michel Basquiat passou de um desconhecido pintor de graffiti de 19 anos, que vivia nas ruas de Nova Iorque, a um dos artistas mais controversos e famosos do mundo, pelas mãos de Andy Warhol. As suas exposições tornaram-se o acontecimento artístico da temporada e os seus quadros foram adquiridos pelos maiores coleccionadores e museus. Em Andy Wharol, Basquiat encontra alguém que também está ali não pelo sucesso ou dinheiro, mas pela cumplicidade com a arte. A amizade de ambos é interrompida pela morte de Warhol.
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.
Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on five continents, the documentary tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70’s and 80’s, then follows the flames as they paint the globe.
Zach abandona o sonho de estudar artes plásticas para cuidar de sua família desestruturada. Entre um trampo num diner e o sobrinho de 5 anos, Zach mal encontra tempo para se dedicar ao que mais gosta: grafitar e surfar. Tudo muda quando Zach conhece Shaun, um escritor gay de 30 e poucos anos, com quem passa a surfar. Quando a paixão transborda para além das ondas do mar, Zach descobre o desejo e terá de aprender que é possível conjugar responsabilidade, amor e ambição.
Uma antologia de horror de hip hop de três contos de terror contada pelo Cão do Inferno (Snoop Dogg) que gira em torno dos moradores de um bairro do centro da cidade cujas ações determinam para onde eles vão na vida após a morte.
A year in the life of troubled Australian graffiti artist Justin Hughes.
Ano 3000. Em Scamboville, uma cidade governada pelo malvado Scamboli vive Gepeto, um inventor genial que criou algo muito especial: Pinóquio, um pequeno robot com muita personalidade e um sonho particular, tornar-se menino.
Alegre, imaginativo e curioso ele é muito teimoso e inocente o que lhe vale por vezes entrar em grandes sarilhos. Mas como o pequeno robot é para Gepeto o filho que ele nunca teve, ele vai tentar protegê-lo a todo o custo de Scamboli que vê nele uma oportunidade para concretizar os seu planos malvados - transformar todos os meninos em robots!
Com a ajuda dos seus inseparáveis amigos, Spencer, um pinguim muito divertido e Cyberina, uma fada muito especial, Pinóquio vai procurar tornar o seu sonho realidade. Será que vai conseguir?
Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Indecline crew takes you to places unknown to most and exposes the under-belly of a place we call home. Witness our society in decay as its freak inhabitants run amok. Riots, street fights, stabbings, drug addicts, schizophrenics, bilboard alterations, freeway bombing, and all-out chaos will unfold before your virgin eyes. Skateboarders Ragdoll, Vinny Vegas, Sean Eaton, and Matt Ball appear along side Graffiti artists Ges & Kem5, Jase, Chip, Diar, Boker, Kuhr, Natural, and Biter in a diverse display of anti-establishment. Tearing down the foundations of censorship, Indecline goes above and beyond the law to make this video possible. Don't kill the messenger. Accept the truth for what it is... Tragic. Love, Indecline
Metagraffiti is a series of short films about graffiti - but from very surprising and different angles. The films comes from some of the most interesting and creative graffiti writers from Stockholm, Berlin and Copenhagen. They range from the cute to the provocating. Yesterday's graffiti writers are today's film producers and tomorrow's super stars.
Two male graffiti artists are partners in their work, but they are also having a sexual relationship with each other which they haven't disclosed to others.
"5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.
Day and night, wholecar or end-2-end -- get involved when Berlins craziest aerosol junkies visit their iron favorites, and the camera won't leave their side.
Pure Hate is an explosive mixture of Berlin’s graffiti scene and shows 70 minutes of the hardest stuff writers from the capital of Germany have to offer. This masterpiece of underground graffiti videos sets new standards and will kick your ass!
Malcolm and Sofia, two determined teens from the Bronx, are the ultimate graffiti-writers. When a rival gang buffs their latest masterpiece, they must hatch a plan to get revenge by tagging an iconic NYC landmark, but they need to raise $500 to pull off their spectacular scheme. Over the course of two whirlwind, sun-soaked summer days, Malcolm and Sofia travel on an epic urban adventure involving black market spray cans, illicit bodegas, stolen sneakers, a high stakes heist, and a beautiful, stoned girl whose necklace is literally their key to becoming the biggest writers in the City.
Celebrated graffiti artists 'Heir' and 'Vain' are superstars in the underground world of San Francisco's Mission District; urban outlaws always on the run. After a clash with the law, they find their lives spinning out-of-control with explosive consequences.
Venturing from Venice Beach to Watts, Varda looks at the murals of LA as backdrop to and mirror of the city’s many cultures. She casts a curious eye on graffiti and photorealism, roller disco & gang violence, evangelical Christians, Hare Krishnas, artists, angels and ordinary Angelenos.
Rune is 14 years old and lives in the suburbs; he is different from the other boys. One day after having a fight with his dad he leaves home to hang out at the docks and be by himself. But he is not the only one there; the slightly older Benjamin is also at the docks painting graffiti on an abandon factory. Intrigued and curious Rune goes over to say hi.
Banksy’s work now reportedly changes hands for millions. But he puts up his street art for free. Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got your hands on one of these? Does it mean you’ve found a winning lottery ticket or just scraped some worthless crap off a wall? Going up against the Art Establishment, Critics, Auction Houses, Gallery Owners and Authentication Boards in a quest for the elusive meal ticket, two filmmakers unwittingly gatecrash the murky and protective world of Banksy. “HOW TO SELL A BANKSY” raises questions of ownership, authentication and the true value of art itself. Through all the chaos and incompetence comes a modern-day, true-story, crime-theft, comedy-caper.
