Movies: Street art

Amanda and Manuel are friends, they hang out during the afternoons, flirt with each other and conceive the idea of turning one of Amanda’s drawings into a stencil to put it on a wall near their school. A romance blooms. When the date for the drawing ...

"The Pitch" takes a look at the world of international street performing buskers to find out why these men and women have chosen to "pass the hat" to make a living, along with the challenges they face....

An artist goes beyond the current rush we live in and paints a five hundred square meters wall painting that will inspire a creatively blocked songwriter. A short film that claims the synergetic power of art and culture....

"Time is Art" is ultimately the story of an artist's search for inspiration in a money-driven society that shuns creativity, and of the human search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world....

Ache- B is a consecrated artist, gives his perspective on migration and art and how these two have influenced his life and have allowed him to leave a mark for every corner of Latin America he has visited. Through his paintings and his passion for he...

Artist David Choe has led a life of high risk, from hedonistic excesses to being imprisoned at a maximum security facility in a foreign country, and yet has been dramatically rewarded for his exploits. Life didn't change much when he traded a $60k fe...

This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, M...

A wall can be a barrier. It can be a structure of limitation or a source of repression. For the Inside Out Project, a wall is a canvas, and so are sides of trains, the arches of bridges and the steps leading to Brooklyn brownstones. This fascinating ...

A colorful day in the secret life of a graffiti artist looking to make a mark....

This mini documentary features a rare interview with infamous graffiti artist Banksy, delving into how he started out as a graffiti writer up to his shift to gallery art, installations, CDs, and more. Til this day only a hand full of people know his ...

Nefertiti's Daughters is a story of women, art and revolution. Told by prominent Egyptian artists, this documentary witnesses the critical role revolutionary street art played during the Egyptian uprisings. Focused on the role of women artists in the...

This movie tells the story of a Berlin graffiti crew, in some ways from rags to riches. It starts with their beginnings in Berlin Kreuzberg and ends with their creative movement worldwide. Today, the crew is a well known, prestigious one. Inspired by...

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The exit door of the Bataclan theatre, the site of Bansky's mural, The Sad Girl, is stolen mysteriously. After it abruptly appears on of a hillside cottage in Abruzzo, French and Italian investigators unite to get to the bottom of the theft....

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?...

At the wheel of an old truck from the 1970s, Bilal, street artist, and Antoine, director, embarked on a journey lasting several months to the confines of Siberia. As the truck breaks down and meets the locals, an adventure emerges that will take them...

A look at the feud between graffiti artists King Robbo and Banksy....

The film is a story about the deep connection of the life and art of the artist. It takes you on a journey through Berlin like you have never seen before. Take a deep dive behind the scenes of the famous red and blue graffiti letterings that cover th...

Chuck Peterson is a young slacker with big dreams. Disowned by his family and ignored by his peers, he diligently pursues his dreams of writing a fantastic children's book to become famous and strike it rich. But due to a bipolar disorder and lack of...

Watching My Name Go By is a 1976 BBC documentary on the birth of graffiti in New York City, and the fight to both prevent it, and expand it's artistic value. In 'Watching my name go by' kids in New York have a unique kind of occupation - sitting on ...