Infamy (2005)

Director:

Doug Pray

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A feature-length documentary about graffiti culture as told through the experiences of six well-known graffiti writers and a graffiti buffer. |

Cast

Claw	...	Herself
Joe Connolly	...	Himself
Earsnot	...	Himself
Jase	...	Himself
NM	...	Himself
Saber	...	Himself
Toomer	...	Himself

Directed by
Doug Pray

Produced by
Grant Cihlar	....	producer
Nancy Cihlar	....	producer
Roger Gastman	....	supervising producer
Quincy Jones III	....	executive producer
Kevin Lewis	....	executive producer
Roy Tesfay	....	executive producer
Tes Tesfay	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Garron Chang

Cinematography by
Doug Pray

Film Editing by
Lasse Jarvi

Production Management
Justin Cronkite	....	unit production manager
Gus Gill	....	assistant production manager
Katie Kennedy	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Dziura	....	second unit director

Art Department
Steve Zeitzoff	....	designer: logo
Steve Zeitzoff	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Kevin Burke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alex Chu	....	sound editor
Lasse Jarvi	....	sound editor (as Lasse Järvi)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dustin Aksland	....	still photographer: San Francisco
Carlos Battis	....	still photographer: L.A.
Mario N. Bonassin	....	gaffer (as Mario Bonassin)
Mario N. Bonassin	....	lighting: L.A.
Jim Dziura	....	director of photography: second unit
Jim Dziura	....	gaffer
Jim Dziura	....	lighting: San Francisco
Chris Emmanouilides	....	additional camera operator (as Chris Emmanoulides)
Chris Glancy	....	still photographer: New York City
Rafael Henin	....	still photographer: Philadelphia
Lasse Jarvi	....	additional camera operator (as Lasse Järvi)
Richard P. Ulivella	....	gaffer: New York/Philadelphia (as Richard Ulivella)

Editorial Department
Michael Gossen	....	colorist
Michael Gossen	....	on-line editor
Gem McLaughlin	....	associate editor
Chad Stewart	....	associate on-line editor

Music Department
Candice Brown	....	music supervisor
DJ Z-Trip	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
Jennielyn Abrot	....	assistant to producer
Justin Cronkite	....	coordinator
Adule Epao	....	assistant to producer
Roger Gastman	....	research consultant
Roger Gastman	....	source: photographs
Daniel Gonzales	....	production assistant: L.A.
George Hirsch	....	source: photographs
Peku Karu	....	pilot
Julianna Leskie	....	production assistant: San Francisco
Jamerson Morris	....	production assistant: New York City
Tim Pray	....	coordinator
Jake Smith	....	production assistant: New York City
Tony Smyrski	....	source: photographs
Roy Tesfay	....	financial supervisor (as Roy B. Tesfay)
Silvia Vigano	....	assistant to producer
Misha Zubarev	....	production assistant: Philadelphia (as Michael Zubarev)

Thanks
Russo Anastasio	....	very special thanks
Allison Binder	....	very special thanks
Lorrie Boula	....	very special thanks
Ty Briscoe	....	very special thanks
Jack Dangers	....	very special thanks
Eddie Donaldson	....	very special thanks
Casey Eklips	....	very special thanks
Zevan Frostad	....	very special thanks
Gus Gill	....	very special thanks
Tricia Halloran	....	very special thanks
Mohra Johnson	....	very special thanks
Ville Järvi	....	very special thanks
Brian Knappenberger	....	very special thanks
Rae Leah	....	very special thanks
Michael K. Lewis	....	in memory of
Adam Lorick	....	very special thanks
Rameen Mansour	....	very special thanks
Caleb Neelson	....	very special thanks
Diana Rathe Pray	....	very special thanks (as Diana Pray)
Darin Rowland	....	very special thanks
Ruben Salazar	....	very special thanks
Tony Smyrski	....	very special thanks
Sonja Teri	....	very special thanks
Cheyenne Tesfay	....	very special thanks
Mckenna Tesfay	....	very special thanks
Derek Thorn	....	very special thanks
Peter Varaday	....	very special thanks
Sebastion Wecer	....	very special thanks
Jennifer Westfall	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• 1171 Production Group
• Paladin Entertainment (production)
• QD3 Entertainment (production)

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• SyncEntertainment  special thanks: post production

MPAA:

Rated R for language throughout

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

1171 Production Group

Quotes:

As himself:You get a kid, and you bust him in his school for graffiti; and you think you got him in trouble. When actuality what you just did was made him a hero in front of his peers. Now he's big time; now he's hardcore; you add validity to him.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

Soundtrack:

New York

Finally had my mind blown!!

I love this film so much, I show everyone I meet who knows anything about the culture, but you can learn a lot if you've never seen a graff film before or ever wondered what the people running the show were really like. This is not to say that this is the end all be all of graff movies, but it's a really good representation of some of the most INFLUENTIAL individuals still in the game.

Huge props to Pray and Gastman and the cameramen on taking the risk for their own film, I'm sure one or more investigations resulted from the making... Hopefully nothing too severe. It is a big deal for a writer to show their face, people must recognize.

This movie helped me understand more of what I love about graff so much, the HONESTY of the art form above all else.

It goes into daily life with each person not holding much back, esp. the openly PROUD/ strong/black/and homosexual earsnot setting an example to speak your mind, (which more people should follow), the personality traits/flaws of writers (Their egos, their gregariousness, impulses, non apologetic behavior, etc), their artistic motivations (whether it be in evolving their graffiti further, to their fine art to fashion to tattooing to sketching), what its like to live in a rough hood and be stereotyped (LOS ANGELES, NY, etc), dealing with other people's expectations including your peers and your parents)...

For a movie shot in a lot of illegal locations, the cinematography/lighting/technicalities was amazing. It takes BIG BALLS, great amounts of trust I'm sure, and a passion for art to make something like this... can't wait for the next project!