Exit Through the Gift Shop
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Rating: 3.6/5 (5 votes cast)

The story of how an eccentric French shop keeper and amateur filmmaker attempted to locate and befriend famous street artist, 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, Shephard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work.
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We’ve been huge fans of this documentary since its premiere at Sundance: it’s funny, topical and very smart. It is also unlike most documentaries you will ever see, due to its... (shall we say unique?) subject. It was also nominated for a little award... you may have heard of it... the ACADEMY AWARD for Best Documentary Feature in 2011. Trust us, you'll be surprised.

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Film Details
87 mins - ,
Cast:
  • Banksy
    ... himself
  • Shepard Fairey
    ... himself
  • Thierry Guetta
    ... himself
  • Rhys Ifans
    ... himself
  • Space Invader
    ... himself
Crew:
  • Director:
    Banksy
  • Producers:
    Holly Cushing
  • Producers:
    Jaimie D'Cruz
  • Producers:
    James Gay-Rees
Film Reviews:
  • "Exit Through the Gift Shop is an exhilarating hall-of-mirrors look at what happens when global art fame turns anonymous, artists become objects, fans turn into artists, and the whole what's-sincere-and-what's-a-sham spectacle is more fun than art was ever supposed to be. "
    Entertainment Weekly
  • "The brilliantly untrustworthy documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" reminds us that a film can start out in one direction and then change course so radically, it becomes an act of provocation unto itself."
    Chicago Tribune
  • "But I stray from my thoughts, which are (1) “Exit Through the Gift Shop” is an admirable and entertaining documentary"
    Chicago Sun-Times
  • " (2) I believe it is not a hoax..."
    Rolling Stone
  • "We watch in shock and awe as Guetta reinvents himself as the artist Mr. Brainwash, fooling the media and himself in the process. Or maybe not. The line between making guerrilla art and selling out has never blurred more provocatively."
    New York Magazine
Film Festivals:
  • Sundance Film Festival
  • Berlin International Film Festival
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • Venice International Film Festival
  • Cannes Film Festival
  • Venice International Film Festival
Film Awards:
  • Independent Spirit Award - Best Documentary Feature
  • Academy Awards - Documentary Feature
Production Company:
Paranoid Pictures
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