Downtown '81

Downtown '81

67% | Jul 13, 2001 | 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.

Featured Cast

Edo Bertoglio
Director
Glenn O'Brien
Writer

Cast

Jean (archive footage)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Jean's Narration (voice)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Beatrice
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Fairy Godmother
Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother

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