Reel to Real Cinema: Boom For Real: The Late-Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2018)

A Reel to Real Cinema screening of the 2017 documentary about Jean-Michel Basquiat's pre-fame years in late-1970s New York, followed by discussion.

A screening of the 2017 documentary Boom For Real: The Late-Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat, directed by Sara Driver, exploring how the artist emerged from the post-punk, b-boy and graffiti scenes of late-1970s New York. The film uses never-before-seen works, writings, photographs and period footage, with contributions from figures including Jim Jarmusch, Fab Five Freddy and Kenny Scharf. It is part of the Reel to Real Cinema monthly programme, with a short post-film discussion; the café opens from 15:00 with a pre-film dinner option.