
Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)

Michael Holman
Self

Fab 5 Freddy
Self

Jim Jarmusch
Self

Patricia Field
Self

Lee Quiñones
Self
Alexis Adler
Self
Coleen Fitzgibbon
Self
Jennifer Jazz
Self

Carlo McCormick
Self
Mary-Ann Monforton
Self

Jamie Nares
Self

Race d'Ep!
Race d'Ep!

Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land
Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land

The Colour of His Hair
The Colour of His Hair

I Am My Own Woman
I Am My Own Woman

Art and Pep
Art and Pep

Close to His Chest
Close to His Chest

War Baby
War Baby

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Uncut
Uncut

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Carnival
The Carnival

Everything at Once (Paco & Manolo's Gaze)
Everything at Once (Paco & Manolo's Gaze)