MOVIE · 2001
Downtown '81
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.
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Story
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.
CAST
Featured cast
Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage)
Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)Anna ShroederBeatrice
Debbie HarryFairy GodmotherGiorgio GiomelskyLandlord
Coati MundiSelf
Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge DancerGeorge QuinonesGraffiti Artist
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