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Exit through the gift shop - Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Rhys Ifans, Banksy
Threat advisory: Elevated - Significant risk of entertaining activities
Movie propaganda
Exit through the gift shop, the first film by renowned graffiti artist Banksy, became the hottest ticket at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival where it made its world debut. Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit through the gift shop tells the incredible true story of how eccentric French shopkeeper Thierry Guetta turned documentary-maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner - with spectacular results. The film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed."
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film art documentary graffiti guerrilla street art crime spray paint stencil commodity gallery modern art
Persons of interest
- Banksy .... Himself
- Shepard Fairey .... Himself
- Thierry Guetta .... Himself
- Rhys Ifans .... Narrator
- Space Invader .... Himself
- Joshua Levine .... Himself
- Banksy .... Director
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Australian resident rewards programme
You could win one of four DVDs of Exit through the gift shop by sending an email to the Director of Intelligence with your name and address in the body.
Closed 27 October 2010. Won by Chereine, Steve, Mick, Anthony and Angus.
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
I like street art. I don't like graffiti. One is a creative expression, like painting; the other is an aggressive expression, like snapping the branches from the recently-planted saplings outside my house. How small does your penis be to do that?
So, you need some balls to do street art, not the least because the cops are going to arrest you if they catch you. There's also the issue of having to get into dangerous places in order to make your art. And the possibility that thousands of people might see your work and not like it, but it's too late, it's out there (artists are very much afraid of that).
Anyway, Exit through the gift shop is a great title for a film about edgy art, unfortunately, it's a better container than the contents. By the time you get to the end you'll understand why: the French dude is a whacko. A dyed-in-the-wool nut-job. He films EVERYTHING because of a mother issue. He makes no use of the recordings. His final work is shit. When push comes to shove, he's just a weirdo with a camera. Fortunately, there's Banksy, a legend in his own lifetime, he makes every previous artist look like your granny painting landscapes from pictures on the wall calendar. The search for Banksy makes the film interesting, and the fact that Banksy had to re-cut the whole thing makes the film worth watching. Now you get a wry commentary about Thierry Guetta, art pretension, guerrilla art, the politics of single-causes, and Banksy. You've got to be interested in most of these things to enjoy Exit through the gift shop, but if you are, then it's worth it. You're probably edgy. And you will now have guaranteed street cred. Use it wisely.
The art, documentary, graffiti movie Exit through the gift shop is directed by Banksy and stars Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Rhys Ifans.
Media intelligence (DVD)
- Languages: English
- Special features:
- Featurettes:
- B Movie - an exclusive film tracing the life and crimes of Banksy
- Life Remote Control (lawyer's edit) - the movie that started it all, released for the first time
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Media intelligence (DVD - Special edition)
- Languages: English
- Special features:
- Extras:
- Australia-only collectible art card
- Banksy-designed 2D glasses
- Sticker pack
- Featurettes:
- B Movie - an exclusive film tracing the life and crimes of Banksy
- Life Remote Control (lawyer's edit) - the movie that started it all, released for the first time
- Trailers: Theatrical
- Subtitles: English
Government security censorship classification
M (Coarse language and mature themes)
Surveillance time
122 minutes (2:02 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Disc: 13 October 2010
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