Downtown 81

One of my favorite artists is Jean Michael Basqait, graffitti artist, poet and writer. He is a noteworthy and an influential and inspiring artist to many. I was looking up films to watch and found one that he starred in 1980-81, which was a huge time period for artists and musicians in nyc. I watched the film on netflix, which if you have an account you can watch "Downtown 81" instantly. It was so amazing to see NYC in raw perspective at this time, from the cars driven at that time to 5th Avenue Guggenheim. There were some really interesting and cool shots in the film, and this film is not necessarily a documentary but is has elements of a documentary and is very dream like and surreal. Check it out. Here is a link with the synopsis of the film. "Downtown 81"