Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Film poster
Directed bySara Driver
Produced by
  • Rachel Dengiz
  • Sara Driver
Starring
CinematographyAdam Benn
Edited byAdam Kurnitz
Production
company
Hells Kitten Productions
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (Toronto)
  • May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11) (United States)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$193,520[1]

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Sara Driver. It tells the story about Jean-Michel Basquiat and the New York City art scene in the late 1970s.[2] The film had its premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2017.[3] It was released in the United States on May 11, 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat". The Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Aftab, Kaleem (June 20, 2018). "Sara Driver on getting behind the camera for the first time in 24 years: 'It's still so difficult for women'". The Independent. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (September 8, 2017). "'Boom For Real' Clip: Sara Driver's Documentary On Famed Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat – Toronto". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ^ Scott, H. Alan (May 10, 2018). "2018 Summer Movies List: Release Dates for Deadpool 2, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and More". Newsweek. Retrieved May 19, 2019.