Richard Hambleton was a founder of the street art movement before succumbing to drugs and homelessness. Rediscovered 20 years later, he gets a second chance. But will he take it?
Direction
Jacoby lets Hambleton's chaos breathe without exploitation.
Cinematography
Shadow paintings loom like ghosts in rotting 70s Manhattan.
Editing
Then/now cuts that gut-punch without saying a word.
Director
Oren Jacoby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hambleton's shadow figures predated Banksy by decades and directly inspired Blek le Rat. The documentary finally gives him credit the art world denied.
He once sold a 'blood painting' to Andy Warhol for $10—then spent it on drugs immediately. The painting later sold for six figures.
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