It was bound to happen at some stage - Banksy; the movie, the film, the documentary, the celluloid happening. ‘Exit through the Gift Shop’, 'the world's first street art disaster movie', debuted at Sundance this month, and has had everyone talking since. Produced by Holly Cushing and James Gay-Rees, and narrated by Rhys Ifans, the doc is concerned with graff by way of Banksy, and Mr Brainwash, AKA MBW, AKA Thierry Guetta – French filmmaker, voyeur of street art turned street artist, and cousin of Space Invader, (another quirky talent also involved with the movie).
Back to 'Exit through...', and according to reports, it’s all very tongue in cheek, this film; produced by Paranoid (Paramount) Pictures, with Banksy staying on the lowdown; staying out of the frame and pixellated, despite the fact that the nineties are over and everyone knows exactly what he looks like – which is, admittedly, a sensible and savvy thing to do... Well, whatever the situation with his blurred appearance, ‘Exit through the Gift Shop’ looks like a must see, especially for graff lovers like me. The film is due for British release on March 5th 2010 when you can expect, walls, paint, cans, humour and lots of highrise, hand-held action.
