Downtown '81 2001

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Drama Comedy Music

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.

Release Date 2001-07-13
Runtime 1h 12m
Directors Edo Bertoglio, John McNulty
Producer Maripol
Writer Glenn O'Brien