
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.

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)

Anna Shroeder
Beatrice

Debbie Harry
Fairy Godmother


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July 13, 2001
1h 12m
6.7
Edo Bertoglio
Glenn O'Brien

New York Beat Films
N/A

Giorgio Giomelsky
Landlord

Coati Mundi
Self

Debi Mazar
Peppermint Lounge Dancer

George Quinones
Graffiti Artist

Walter Steding
Self

Steven Brown
Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
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