Bomb It (2007)

Tells the story of contemporary graffiti, tracing its roots in ancient rock paintings through Picasso to its place in hip-hop culture in 1970's New York City.

Director:

Jon Reiss

Stars:

Cope 2, Kid Acne, Antonio

Cast

Credited cast:
Cope 2	...	Himself
Kid Acne	...	Himself
Antonio	...	Himself
Arofish	...	Himself
Augor	...	Himself
Simon Baxter	...	Himself
Bel-Kia	...	Himself
Asher Benrubi	...	Himself (as Smash)
Tats Cru Bio	...	Himself
Stefano E. Bloch	...	Himself
Bob	...	Himself
Chaz Bojorquez	...	Himself
Boleta	...	Himself
Chris Broms	...	Himself
Juan Zedou Bucrea	...	Himself

Storyline

Tells the story of contemporary graffiti, tracing its roots in ancient rock paintings through Picasso to its place in hip-hop culture in 1970's New York City.

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Plot Keywords:

new york city | graffiti | spain | los angeles california | brazil

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hromatise to!

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Antidote Films (I), Flying Cow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Bomb It 2 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Microfone"
Written by Dr. Onionskin
Performed by Dr. Onionskin
Published by Base 009 (ASCAP)
Courtesy of www.base009.com

User Reviews

Great History Lesson in Graff

I was pretty surprised that I just happened to find this movie at Hastings & had never heard of it & then realized it is a really legit history of Graffiti (Much like the classics Style Wars & Wild Style from the 80's). I was thrilled to see some interviews with actual legends, the founding fathers of Graff such as Taki 183 & Cornbread! It was really cool to see tagging spread from NYC and go global moving up from bubble & block letters to Wild Style and then giving rise to pieces, murals and the birth of the phenomenon of street art. I also liked the balance in this docudrama, interviews with the police and anti-graffiti advocates right along with the most gutsy & outspoken writers. I really hope this documentary does a lot to reveal the absolute beauty of street art but also discourage straight up vandalism and gang related tagging that is just ugly.