Downtown '81

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    Downtown '81
    2001

    Synopsis

    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.

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    Cast

    • Jean-Michel BasquiatJean (archive footage)
    • Saul WilliamsJean's Narration (voice)
    • Anna ShroederBeatrice
    • Debbie HarryFairy Godmother
    • Giorgio GiomelskyLandlord
    • Coati MundiSelf
    • Debi MazarPeppermint Lounge Dancer
    • George QuinonesGraffiti Artist
    • Walter StedingSelf
    • Steven BrownSelf - Vocals, Tuxedomoon

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