Shouts to our boy Jonny in LA doing promo for this. As a (former) graffiti artist I’m seriously looking forward to the debut here in Boston on 4/23 at Kendall Square in Cambridge. Jonny also gave an amazing description of the movie (better than I could do)… here’s what he said :
Exit Through The Gift Shop, one of Sundance’s most subversive entries, is getting an unorthodox theatrical release. It has been acquired for distribution, sort of, by Producers Distribution Agency, which is run by Cinetic Media’s John Sloss, who repped the film at the festival.
Most buzzworthy Sundance films got bought for minimum guarantees by established distributors who made P&A commitments. This one, a documentary directed by the mystery-shrouded street artist Banksy, will debut in New York, L.A. and San Francisco on April 16 and then slowly platform to other cities. Through PDA, Sloss will book the theaters and handle the marketing and publicity with indie vets Richard Abramowitz and Donna Daniels.
Without giving too much away, it focuses on Thierry Guetta, a French aspiring filmmaker who sets out to film street artists-turned art gallery fixtures like Banksy and Shepard Fairey, and then tries his own hand at it, despite questionable talent.
Banksy, who never shows his face, and who left his mark at Sundance creating street paintings on walls that included rats wearing 3D glasses. He also decorated the side of a barn visible on the way into town, but that got quickly whitewashed.
“Former”? lol,
great post!
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