Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on five continents, the documentary tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70’s and 80’s, then follows the flames as they paint the globe.
Direction
Reiss actually climbed with artists, not just interviewed them
Production
Five continents of footage on indie doc budget
Editing
Seamless jump from prehistoric caves to subway tunnels
Director
Jon Reiss
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jon Reiss was nearly arrested multiple times filming artists in action, once hiding in a dumpster for 40 minutes.
The documentary dropped in 2007 right as Banksy's 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' hype exploded, making it a time capsule of pre-mainstream street art discourse.
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