

Downtown '81 (2001)
- NR
- 07/13/2001 (US)
- Drama, Comedy, Music
- 1h 12m
Overview
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.
Edo Bertoglio
DirectorGlenn O'Brien
WriterCast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean (archive footage)
Saul Williams
Jean's Narration (voice)Anna Shroeder
Beatrice
Debbie Harry
Fairy GodmotherGiorgio Giomelsky
Landlord
Coati Mundi
Self