Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tamra Davis
Produced by	Tamra Davis David Koh Lilly Bright Stanley Buchthal Alexis Manya Spraic
Starring	Jean-Michel Basquiat
Music by	J. Ralph Adrock Mike D
Cinematography	Tamra Davis David Koh Harry Geller
Edited by	Alexis Manya Spraic
Production company	Curiously Bright Entertainment LM Media GmbH Fortissimo Films
Distributed by	Arthouse Films
Release dates	January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25) (Sundance) July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child is a 2010 documentary film about Jean-Michel Basquiat. It is based on footage which director Tamra Davis took when they met in 1985. The first version was a 20-minute film which was shown at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The feature-length documentary includes interviews with people close to Basquiat.

People in interviews

• Julian Schnabel
• Larry Gagosian
• Bruno Bischofberger
• Tony Shafrazi
• Fab Five Freddy
• Deitch Projects
• Glenn O'Brien
• Maripol
• Thurston Moore
• Kai Eric
• Nicholas Taylor
• Fred Hoffmann
• Michael Holman
• Diego Cortez
• Annina Nosei
• Suzanne Mallouk
• Rene Ricard
• Kenny Scharf
• Robert Farris Thompson

External links

• Official website
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at the Internet Movie Database
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at AllMovie
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at Rotten Tomatoes
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child at the TCM Movie Database
• Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child site for Independent Lens on PBS