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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

2017, Documentary, 1h 18m

51 Reviews 50+ Ratings

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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat offers an insightful look into a key period of the artist's life, his peers and influences, and the early '80s art world. Read critic reviews

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Never-before-seen works, writings and photographs offer insight into the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat as a teenager in New York in the late 1970s. The times, the people and the movements of the city help Basquiat form his artistic vision.
  • Genre:
    Documentary
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Sara Driver
  • Producer:
    Rachel Dengiz, Sara Driver
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $164.5K
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  • Distributor:
    Magnolia Pictures

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Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Self
James Nares
James Nares
Self
Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
Sara Driver
Sara Driver
Director
Rachel Dengiz
Rachel Dengiz
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Sara Driver
Sara Driver
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Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
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Jean Labadie
Jean Labadie
Executive Producer
Paulo Branco
Paulo Branco
Executive Producer
Adam Benn
Adam Benn
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Adam Kurnitz
Adam Kurnitz
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