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Boom For Real is An Intimate Look At a Teenage Jean-Michele Basquiat (Watch)

Boom For Real is An Intimate Look At a Teenage Jean-Michele Basquiat (Watch)

'Boom For Real' is An Intimate Look At a Teenage Jean-Michele Basquiat (Watch)
Photography: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures

The film's first trailer gives a glimpse into the the art world of early 1980s New York.

The new documentary Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michele Basquiat follows the legendary queer artist as he honed his point of view in the early 1980s. Through never-before-seen work, videos, photographs and interviews, director Sara Driver paints an intimate portrait of a pre-fame Basquiat. Driver -- who was part of the scene Basquiat helped shape -- worked with artists Jim Jarmusch, James Nares, Fab Five Freddy, Glenn O'Brien, Kenny Scharf, Lee Quinones, Patricia Field, Luc Sante to take audiences inside Basquiat's world.

Watch the first trailer for Boom For Real below.

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