Downtown '81
72min
-2001
-Drama
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.
Top Cast
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
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