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Adrift in a lush, nocturnal urban landscape, Nick is a post-modern urban hero asserting his anarchistic agenda on the endless maze of virgin exterior walls that comprise downtown Seattle and Portland. For writer/director Bolton's lonely... See more »

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Ruben Bansie ...
Nick (as Ruben Bansie-Snellman)
Pledgure Duoshun ...
Hardware Stock Clerk
Zachary S. Smalls ...
Police Officer #1
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Police Officer #2
Rich Clemets ...
Booking Officer
Rich Carlton ...
Skate Shop Clerk
Pepper Fajans ...
Jesse
Daniel Parker ...
Boy at Burnside Skate Park
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Boy at Burnside Skate Park
Dan Stegner ...
Boy at Burnside Skate Park
Justin Lawrence ...
Undercover Cop #1
John Paulson ...
Undercover Cop #2
Megan Johnston ...
Smoothie Shop Girl
Don Connell ...
Hardware Store Clerk
Jared Estrella ...
End Police Officer 1
Angie Golds ...
End Police Officer #2
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Natascha Snellman ...
Sister

Directed by

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James Bolton

Written by

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James Bolton ... ()

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Mark Beattie ... assistant set production
James Bolton ... executive producer / producer
Basil Childers ... co-producer
Laura Jean Cronin ... line producer
William Dosé ... executive producer
Herb Hamsher ... executive producer
Paul Maupoux ... assistant set production
Jonathan Stoller ... executive producer
David Whitener ... associate producer
Shelley Wissott ... associate producer

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Kid Loco

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Sarah Levy

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Elizabeth Edwards

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Jacob McNeill ... assistant editor
Mark Ring ... assistant editor

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Owen Connell

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Josh Deceuster ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Anthony Lentini ... title graphic
Lisa Ann Sibbett ... assistant art director

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Elijah Lawson ... location sound mixer
Adam Martyn ... location sound mixer
Matt Masiano ... dialogue editor
John Northcraft ... sound designer

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William Dosé ... design opening sequence
Jacob McNeill ... titles end credits

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Zachary S. Smalls ... stunt coordinator

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Basil Childers ... still photographer
T.G. Firestone ... first assistant camera

Transportation Department

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Eli Horwatt ... personal driver: James Bolton

Additional Crew

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Mark Beattie ... production assistant
Luke Cook ... creative consultant
Paulette Jordan ... assistant office production
Josh Sanchez ... assistant office production
Dan Stegner ... creative consultant

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John Chambers ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

Adrift in a lush, nocturnal urban landscape, Nick is a post-modern urban hero asserting his anarchistic agenda on the endless maze of virgin exterior walls that comprise downtown Seattle and Portland. For writer/director Bolton's lonely "tagger" protagonist, the vast wall surfaces of deserted alleys and trainyards are at once a daunting symbol of capitalist oppression and a texturally rich, seamless tableau ripe for exploitation to amplify his artistic dialectic of anger and rebellion. His own virtually anonymous existence seemingly only secondary to the painted surfaces and "rupture the system" manifesto which more poignantly evidence his presence, Nick's prodigious solo graffiti output is interrupted by friendship with another young tagger. Their communication begins as less verbal than a kind of shared graphic tour de force; their enormous collaborative graffiti murals appear to emerge as the unmistakable offspring of their kindred spirit. But eventually their assumptions about one another are disproved as political, emotional and ethical issues arise which cause their relationship to dissolve into the background of urban detritus, and the artists themselves emerge only further atomized and alienated by the experience. Compelling themes, sensitive performances, and luscious visuals define this film which is a revealing immersion into the experiential reality of those daring to make their art in a socially condemned arena. For a film ostensibly focusing on manipulated surfaces, Bolton's cinematic artistry probes deep into the consciousness of the "tagger" and "graffiti artist" sub-culture. Written by Bill Dose

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Also Known As
  • This Kid Bolton Levy (United States)
  • Os Garotos do Grafite (Brazil)
  • Художник граффити (Russia)
  • Dimiourgos graffiti (Greece)
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  • 80 min
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Goofs Nick was apparently busted twice in Portland, the second time being remanded to juvenile detention. But we see him leaving detention in Seattle, not Portland. See more »

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