
Downtown '81 (2001)
1h 12m | PG-13
The film is a day in the life of a young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, who needs to raise money to reclaim the apartment from which he has been evicted. He wanders the downtown streets carrying a painting he hopes to sell, encountering friends, whose lives (and performances) we peek into.
Director: Edo Bertoglio
Studio: New York Beat Films
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Video: 720p
Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
as Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams
as Jean's Narration (voice)

Anna Shroeder
as Beatrice

Debbie Harry
as Fairy Godmother

Giorgio Giomelsky
as Landlord

Coati Mundi
as Self