Exit Through The Gift Shop
Synopsis
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian 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 tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results.
The film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview.
As Banksy describes it, 'It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed'.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 86 mins
- Director
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Banksy 1st Feature
- Producer
- Holly Cushing, James Gay-Rees, Jaimie D'Cruz
- Executive Producer
- Holly Cushing, James Gay-Rees
- Editor
- Tom Fulford, Chris King
- Sound
- Jim Carey
- Composer
- Geoff Barrow
- Principal cast
- Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, Thierry Guetta
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Paranoid Pictures Film Company Limited
Ground Floor46-48 Commercial Street
London
E1 6LT
UK
Sales Company
Cinetic Media
555 West 25th Street4th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA
Tel: +1 212 204 7979
Fax: +1 212 204 7980
Independent
32 Tavistock St.London
WC2E 7PB
UK
Tel:: +44 (0)20 7257 8734
Fax: +44 (0)20 7240 9029
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