Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017)

Biography, Documentary, History

Director: Sara Driver

Writer(s): N/A

Starring: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexis Adler, Carlo McCormick, Lee Quiñones, Luc Sante, Fab 5 Freddy, Jim Jarmusch, Coleen Fitzgibbon, Glenn O’Brien, James Nares, Felice Rosser, Jennifer Jazz, Michael Holman, Patricia Field, Sur Rodney (Sur), Mary-Ann Monforton

Synopsis: Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and ’80s shaped his vision.

Release Date:  May 11, 2018 (US) | Length: 78 min | Genre: Biography, History | MPAA Rating: NR

Note: To premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 8, 2017.