Downtown '81

IMDb 6.7 2001 • 72 min • DramaComedyMusic

Director

Edo Bertoglio

Country

US

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-Michel Basquiat Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Saul Williams Jean's Narration (voice)
Anna Shroeder
Anna Shroeder Beatrice
Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry Fairy Godmother
Giorgio Giomelsky
Giorgio Giomelsky Landlord