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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: May 11, 2018
Summary: Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat follows Basquiat's life pre-fame and how New York City, the times, the people and the movements surrounding him formed the artist he became. Using never-before-seen works, writings and photographs, director Sara Driver, who was part of the New York arts scene herself, worked closely and collaboratively with friends and other artists who emerged from that period: Jim Jarmusch, James Nares, Fab Five Freddy, Glenn O’Brien, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quinones, Patricia Field, Luc Sante and many others. Drawing upon their memories and anecdotes, the film also uses period film footage, music and images to visually re-recreate the era, drawing a portrait of Jean-Michel and Downtown New York City -pre AIDS, President Reagan, the real estate and art booms – before anyone was motivated by money and ambition. The definition of fame, success and power were very different than today – to be a penniless but published poet was the height of success, until everything changed in the early 1980s. This is New York City's story before that change. [Magnolia Pictures]
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Runtime: 78 min
Rating: Not Rated
Official Site: https://www.boomforrealfilm.com/
Production:
Genres: Documentary
Country: US
Language: English
Director Credit
Sara Driver Director
Principal Cast Credit
Alexis Adler Herself
Carlo McCormick Himself
Coleen Fitzgibbon Himself
Fab 5 Freddy Himself
James Nares Himself
Jennifer Jazz Herself
Jim Jarmusch Himself
Mary-Ann Monforton Herself
Michael Holman Himself
Patricia Field Herself
Cast Credit
'Lee' George Quinones Himself
Felice Rosser Herself
Glenn O'Brien Himself
Luc Sante Himself
Sur Rodney Sur Himself
Producer Credit
Christos Konstantakopoulos Executive Producer
Jean Labadie Executive Producer
Lisa Bell Weisdorf Associate Producer
Paulo Branco Executive Producer
Rachel Dengiz Producer
Sara Driver Producer