Downtown '81

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage)

Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice)

Anna Shroeder Beatrice

Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother

Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord