Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Directed byDavid Shulman
Produced byDavid Shulman
StarringJean-Michel Basquiat
Edited byLennaart Van Oldenborgh
Release date
October 7, 2017 (UK) September 14, 2018 (US)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Basquiat: Rage to Riches is a documentary film about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that premiered on BBC Two in October 2017. It was produced and directed by David Shulman. The film won the Huw Wheldon Award for Specialist Factual at the 2018 British Academy Television Awards.[1]

The documentary aired in the U.S. on PBS as part of its American Masters series in September 2018. It won the New York Press Club Award for Feature Video on TV, and received a nomination for Outstanding Independent Documentary at the 2019 Black Reel Awards.[2][3]

Synopsis

Nearly 30 years after his premature death, one of Jean-Michel Basquiat's Skull paintings from 1982 sold at Sotheby's for the record-breaking sum of $110 million. Basquiat: Rage to Riches details how the self-taught Brooklyn-born artist rose to success in the international art marketplace. In addition to interviews with Basquiat's art dealers and associates, the film features exclusive interviews with his two sisters, Lisane Basquiat and Jeanine Basquiat, who have never before spoken about their brother or his art for a documentary.[4]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Basquiat ‑ Rage to Riches - Winners' Acceptance Speech, Specialist Factual, Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards in 2018". BAFTA. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ "The New York Press Club" (PDF). p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ Write, Robin (14 December 2018). "19th Annual Black Reel Awards Nominations". Filmotomy. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "On 'American Masters,' relatives open up about the famous artists in their families". Los Angeles Times. 7 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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