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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

6.820181h 18mMovieDocumentary

Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.

DirectorSara Driver
ProducersPaulo Branco·Christos V. Konstantakopoulos

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Knowledge NetworkKnowledge Network
Availability shown for Canada · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Sara Driver

JBJean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Self (archive footage)
MHMichael Holman
Michael Holman
Self
FFFab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
JJJim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
Self
PFPatricia Field
Patricia Field
Self
LQLee Quiñones
Lee Quiñones
Self
AA
Alexis Adler
Self
CF
Coleen Fitzgibbon
Self
JJ
Jennifer Jazz
Self
CMCarlo McCormick
Carlo McCormick
Self
MM
Mary-Ann Monforton
Self
JNJamie Nares
Jamie Nares
Self

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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat is streaming on Knowledge Network in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and FlixFling. It's not currently on Netflix.

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Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat is available to stream free (with ads) on Knowledge Network in Canada.