Movies

Film Title:

Exit Through the Gift Shop
Distributed: 2010
Director: Banksy
Length: 87 minutes
Showing: Peacock Theatre

Wed, Nov 4, 1 pm to 3 pm

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 has a global reputation  and his works can be seen on walls from post—hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Some call him a genius – others a criminal. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy had previously resisted all attempts to be captured on film.

Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner – with hilarious 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 interviews.

Rhys Ifans narrates an overlapping documentary where the line between what is real and what might be fake blurs, as modern art and celebrity are put under the microscope. Is it all real? Or could this film be Banksy’s greatest stunt yet?

Oscar Nominated: Documentary (feature)