Bomb It @ Cinema Village

BOMB IT is an explosive new documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss, (BETTER LIVING THROUGH CIRCUITRY) which investigates the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti. Featuring street artists and top graffiti writers from 5 continents Bomb It is the first film to update the story of graffiti with a truly international perspective.

Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on 5 continents, BOMB IT. The film 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. Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One. This cutting edge documentary tracks down today’s most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape. You’ll never look at public space the same way again.

BOMB IT was shot in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tijuana, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, Berlin, Cape Town, São Paulo, and Tokyo.

New York, NY – Cinema Village theatrical run

WhenApr 25, 2008 – May 8, 2008
Where22 E. 12th Street, New York, NY

 

 

 

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