Downtown '81 (2001)
• July 13th, 2001 • 1h 12min
Drama, Comedy, Music
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.
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