Film

Bomb It

USA, 2007, 93 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Art, Documentary, Educational, Political, Social Issues
Language: English/French/German/Japanese/Portuguese/Spanish English Sub-Titles

ENDS Thursday, May 29

Bomb It is the explosive new documentary from award-winning director Jon Reiss investigating the most subversive and controversial art form currently shaping international youth culture: graffiti. Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on 5 continents, BOMB IT tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70's and 80's, then follows the flames as they paint the globe. Featuring old school legends and current favorites such as Taki 183, Cornbread, Stay High 149, T-Kid, Cope 2, Zephyr, Revs, Os Gemeos, KET, Chino, Shepard Fairey, Revok, and Mear One. This cutting edge documentary tracks down today's most innovative and pervasive street artists as they battle for control over the urban visual landscape. You'll never look at public space the same way again.
Bomb It was shot in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tijuana, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, Berlin, Cape Town, São Paulo, and Tokyo.

DIRECTOR: Jon Reiss
Producer: Tracy Wares, Jon Reiss, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Kate Christensen
Editor: Jessica A. Hernandez, Alex Marquez
Screenwriter: Jon Reiss
Cinematographer: Tracy Wares
Music: Harrison Bohrman, Disco D., David Garcia, Mathematics, Thorsten Sideboard, Brittany Somerset, Nathan
Filmography: Better Living Through Circuitry (1999), Cleopatra's Second Husband (1998)
US Distributor: Hybrid Cinema Releasing