To Repel Ghosts (2013)
• September 5th, 2013 • 0h 20min
Documentary
Overview
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s voyage of spiritual atonement to the Ivory Coast shortly before his death is the inspiration for Ivoirian Philippe Lacôte’s To Repel Ghosts, a captivating re-enactment of the artist’s experience.
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