Released:
2017-10-07

Overview:
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.

Director:
David Shulman

Runtime:
1h 24min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Jean-Michel Basquiat
  as
  Self (archive footage)
• 
  Andy Warhol
  as
  Self (archive footage)
• 
  Lisane Basquiat
  as
  Self
• 
  Jeanine Basquiat
  as
  Self
• 
  Troy Stevenson-House
  as
  Young Basquiat