Downtown 81

Starring legendary artist Jean Michel Basquiat, this rarely seen, post-modernist fairytale follows a down-on-his-luck artist struggling to make ends meet as he wanders New York’s lower east side.

Encountering musicians, rappers, artists and personalities that formed the fabric of this explosive creative period, the film features cameos and performances from Debbie Harry, Fab 5 Freddy, Vincent Gallo, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, DNA and James White and the Blacks, encapsulating this notorious artistic era of American culture that would go on to influence the world over.