For the first time ever, now you can hear what took place in making Banksy’s now-legendary documentary, “Exit Through the Gift Shop” from the producer Jaimie D’ Cruz and editor Chris Cole from an extensive interview with David Poland from Movie City News (courtesy of Wooster Collective).
As a reminder, “Exit Through the Gift Shop” is the story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur filmmaker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. Billed as “the world’s first street art disaster movie” the film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, Andre and many of the world’s most infamous graffiti artists at work. It’s one of those documentary/satires that could only be done by someone on the inside, with access to these artists.
According to Banksy, “It’s the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed.”
In this rare interview, you get a chance to see how the idea came about and Banksy’s thought-process throughout the creation of the production. Plus, what it’s like to work with the elusive and controversial artist who continues to maintain his global secrecy, yet at the same time, relay messages that resonate on a global scale (and we’re not just talking about the intro storyboard for The Simpson’s) regarding the state of street art, advertising, culture jamming, use of public spaces, and consumerism.
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