Downtown '81

2001 · 72 min · 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.

Director: Edo Bertoglio
Writer: Glenn O'Brien
Released: July 13, 2001
Language: English