Tagline: The world's first Street Art disaster movie
Synopsis: Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the Palestinian segregation wall in the West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop is the story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur filmmaker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as 'the world's first street art disaster movie' the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.
"The story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed," is how Banksy describes "Exit Through the Gift Shop," the Spotlight Surprise selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival," which opens today in Park City, UT. The first feature film by renowned graffiti artist Banksy, the film ...
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Read More »It looks to be a very busy weekend at art houses across North America, with no fewer than eight releases beginning their platform releases. Among them are two films that were already the subject of considerable conversation earlier this year: Mysterious English street artist Banksy's "Exit Through T...
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