Storyline
This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.
Top Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Lisane Basquiat
Self
Jeanine Basquiat
Self
Troy Stevenson-House
Young Basquiat
James Chance
Self (Musician)
Suzanne Mallouk
Self (Psychiatrist)
Jeffrey Deitch
Self (Art Advisory Service Citibank 1979 - 88)
Brett De Palma
Self (Artist)
Jennifer Vonholstein
Self (Artist)
Michael Holman
Self (Writer, filmmaker)
Al Diaz
Self
Kenny Scharf
Self (Artist)
Robert Storr
Self (Artist, critic, curator)
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Stan Peskett
Self (Artist)
Glenn O'Brien
Self (archive footage)
Maripol
Self (Producer, Downtown 81)
Debbie Harry
Self (archive footage)
Bruno Bischofberger
Self (Art Dealer)
David Shulman
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