
The Graffiti Artist (2004)
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- PG-13
- 1h 20min
- Drama, Romance
- 19 Jan 2006 (Germany)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast
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Ruben Bansie | ... |
Nick
(as Ruben Bansie-Snellman)
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Pledgure Duoshun | ... |
Hardware Stock Clerk
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Zachary S. Smalls | ... |
Police Officer #1
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Robert D. Heath Jr. | ... |
Police Officer #2
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Rich Clemets | ... |
Booking Officer
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Rich Carlton | ... |
Skate Shop Clerk
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Pepper Fajans | ... |
Jesse
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Daniel Parker | ... |
Boy at Burnside Skate Park
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Luke Cook | ... |
Boy at Burnside Skate Park
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Dan Stegner | ... |
Boy at Burnside Skate Park
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Justin Lawrence | ... |
Undercover Cop #1
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John Paulson | ... |
Undercover Cop #2
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Megan Johnston | ... |
Smoothie Shop Girl
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Don Connell | ... |
Hardware Store Clerk
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Jared Estrella | ... |
End Police Officer 1
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Angie Golds | ... |
End Police Officer #2
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Natascha Snellman | ... |
Sister
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Directed by
James Bolton |
Written by
James Bolton | ... | () |
Produced by
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 |
Music by
Kid Loco |
Cinematography by
Sarah Levy |
Editing by
Elizabeth Edwards |
Editorial Department
Jacob McNeill | ... | assistant editor |
Mark Ring | ... | assistant editor |
Art Direction by
Owen Connell |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Josh Deceuster | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Anthony Lentini | ... | title graphic |
Lisa Ann Sibbett | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
Elijah Lawson | ... | location sound mixer |
Adam Martyn | ... | location sound mixer |
Matt Masiano | ... | dialogue editor |
John Northcraft | ... | sound designer |
Visual Effects by
William Dosé | ... | design opening sequence |
Jacob McNeill | ... | titles end credits |
Stunts
Zachary S. Smalls | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Basil Childers | ... | still photographer |
T.G. Firestone | ... | first assistant camera |
Transportation Department
Eli Horwatt | ... | personal driver: James Bolton |
Additional Crew
Mark Beattie | ... | production assistant |
Luke Cook | ... | creative consultant |
Paulette Jordan | ... | assistant office production |
Josh Sanchez | ... | assistant office production |
Dan Stegner | ... | creative consultant |
Thanks
John Chambers | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Mettray Reformatory Pictures (2004) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Lulu and Candles Catering (catering)
Storyline
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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Did You Know?
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 » |