Project Detail

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Name: Exit Through The Gift Shop
Director: Banksy
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2010
Duration: 86 mins

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Synopsis

The world's first street art disaster movie. Exit Through the Gift Shop, the first film by renowned graffiti artist Banksy, became the hottest ticket at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival where it made its world debut.

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: 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

Genre

Comedy Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Paranoid Pictures Film Company Limited

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Cinetic Media

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