Downtown '81 (2001)
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.
Watch nowDrama, Comedy, Music
Cast
- Jean-Michel Basquiat — Jean (archive footage)
- Saul Williams — Jean's Narration (voice)
- Anna Shroeder — Beatrice
- Debbie Harry — Fairy Godmother
- Giorgio Giomelsky — Landlord
- Coati Mundi — Self
- Debi Mazar — Peppermint Lounge Dancer
- George Quinones — Graffiti Artist
- Walter Steding — Self
- Steven Brown — Self - Vocals, Tuxedomoon
- Eszter Balint — Self
- Kid Creole — Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Where to watch Downtown '81
Kino Film Collection, Kanopy, Hoopla
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