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Bomb It

 
  • Director: Jonathan Reiss
  • Genre: Visual Arts
  • Movie Type: Graphic & Applied Arts
  • Release Year: 2008
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 93 minutes

Plot

Filmmaker Jonathan Reiss offers a multilingual look at the evolution of graffiti in a documentary that begins by examining ancient rock paintings and traces the trend straight through to the works of Picasso and 1970s-era New York City hip-hop culture. Shot on five continents using guerilla filmmaking techniques, Bomb It aims to give viewers a newfound appreciation of graffiti culture by exploring the origins of street art and interviewing the artists about their tactics and motivations. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ron English; Shepard Fairey; Sixe; Cornbread; Taki 183; Zephyr; T-Kid 170; Pose II; Daim; Seage; Blek le Rat; Os Gemeos; DJ Lady Tribe; Chaz Bojorquez; Very One; Faith 47

Credit

Jon Gutman - Animator, Matt Clauson - Animator, Beau De Silva - Animator, Brian Whip - Animator, Samir Arghandiwall - Animator, James Jaculina - Animator, James Debbs - Co-producer, Lisa Y. Garibay - Co-producer, Arnel San Pedro - Co-producer, Amy Seibe - First Assistant Director, Jonathan Reiss - Director, Alex Marquez - Editor, Jessica Hernandez - Editor, Richard Shacter - Editor, Disco D - Editor, Mathematics - Editor, Illfonics - Editor, Disco D - Composer (Music Score), Mathematics - Composer (Music Score), Illfonics - Composer (Music Score), David Garcia - Musical Direction/Supervision, Tracy Wares - Cinematographer, Jonathan Reiss - Producer, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte - Producer, Tracy Wares - Producer, Kate Christensen - Producer, Jeffrey Levy Hinte - Producer, Jonathan Reiss - Sound/Sound Designer, Mark F. Kamps - Sound/Sound Designer, Jonathan Reiss - Screenwriter

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Bomb It
Directed by Jon Reiss
Produced by Tracy Wares

Jon Reiss
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte

Kate Christensen
Cinematography Tracy Wares
Editing by Alex Marquez and Jessica Hernandez
Running time 94 minutes

Bomb It is an international graffiti and street art documentary filmed on 5 continents. It explores the interplay between worldwide graffiti movements, the global proliferation of "Quality of Life" laws, and the fight for control over public space.

George Kelling, co-author, of Broken Windows, a seminal Atlantic Monthly article that formed the intellectual basis for Rudy Giuliani's widely imitated gentrification campaign was interviewed for this film.[1]

The documentary was made with the participation of graffiti artists across the globe. BOMB IT features original footage from many controversial graffiti writers of modern times, from Cornbread and TAKI 183 to Shepard Fairey to Os Gemeos.[2]

The film is directed by award-winning director Jon Reiss and premiered at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. In addition to Taki 183, the film features Tracy 168, Terrible T-Kid 170 (TKid), Cope2, Stay High 149, KRS-One,Revs, 2esae, Zephyr, Cornbread (graffiti) Daim, Blek le Rat, Ash, Skuf, Revok, Ron English, Chaz Bojorquez, Lady Pink, Mear One, Urban Theorists Stefano Bloch (UCLA Dept. of Urban Planning and University of Minnesota Dept. of Geography) and Susan Phillips (Pitzer College), Pez, Sixe, Falko, Faith 47, Zezao, Ise, Kenor & Kode, Scage, Mickey, Chino, and Ket.[3]

References

  1. ^ See:[1] and this excerpt from Hollywood Reporter
  2. ^ See:[2]Filmmaker Magazine
  3. ^ See:[3]Imdb

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