This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.
Mark Molesworth | Director of Photography |
David Shulman | Director |
Sophie Deveson | Development Manager |
Doron Schlair | Additional Camera |
Roni Ullmann | Additional Camera |
Ivo Hanak | Sound |
Donna Bertaccini | Sound |
Lennaart Van Oldenborgh | Editor |
Matthew Finney | Title Graphics |
Candice Gregory | Production Office Assistant |