KINGS OF THE CITY

KET ONE Presents:
The Master Class with Straight Man aka Lava One and Two

Dream City
Dir. Steve Siegel, 1986, 7 min.
Excerpts from Steve Siegel's Dream City with loads of trains from the good old days.

Stations of the Elevated
Dir. Manfred Kirchheimer, 1980, 45 min.
Director Manfred Kirchheimer presents his cult classic art film with music by Charles Mingus.

Director Manfred Kirchheimer will be present for the q&a.

James Top: Presentation on the People's Wall in Harlem

Opening Cocktail Reception in the Downstairs Lounge

Stylewars
Dir. Tony Silver, Co-produced by Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant,1984, 70 min.

All City
Dir. Henry Chalfant,1985, 16 min.

From Here to Canarsie
Dir. Henry Chalfant, Co-produced by Henry Chalfant, Jim Prigoff and Sam Henriquez, 1987, 21 min.
Henry Chalfant has been one the most energetic documentarians of New York graffiti over the years. Henry will be available for book signings and will also present a slideshow with unpublished photos from the 80s.

Graffiti artist Skeme's unforgettable mom, Barbara Andalcio, from the film Stylewars and former Transit Police officer Conrad Lesnewski of Hickey & Ski fame will also be available for the q&a.

Stylewars


All City

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Tats Cru Presents:

Kings of Broadway
Dir. Chris "Freedom" Pape, 1998, 22 min.
In the 80s while some NYC writers went the gallery route other writers were kinging the legendary Broadway lines. This film tells the story of the latter and features the writers Ali, Bama, Crash, Ket, Part, Stan 153, Terror 161 and Zephyr.

Bombin'
Dir. Dick Fontaine, 1987, 58 min.
Join Brim from Tats Cru as he crosses the Atlantic to get up. This rarely seen film also includes Bio from Tats Crew as well as the musician Goldie from the UK. Tats Cru, also known as "the Mural Kings," is a Bronx based crew of prominent writers that made the transition from trains to commissioned walls.

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Presented by Carlos "Mare 139" Rodriguez

Graffiti/Post Graffiti
Dir. Paul Tschinkel, 1984, 26 min.
This lesser known film deals with the initial interest from the established art scene in graffiti. The film features art dealers Sidney Janis and Tony Shafrazi and artists like Crash, Lady Pink, Fab 5 Freddie, Jean-Michel Basquiat among others.

Inside Outside
Dir. Andreas Johnson and Nis Boye Rasmussen, 2005, 57 min.
Inside Outside presents some key figures from the current graffiti inspired street art scene including Zevs from Paris, Swoon, KR and Earsnot from NYC, Ron English from Jersey City, Adam & Itso from Sweden and Denmark, and and Os Gemeos and Pigmeus from Sao Paulo.

They Come at Night
Dirs. Volker Sattel & Mario Sentrup, 2008, 30 min.
Street artists are brought to a sleepy town in Germany by a corporate sponsor to create illegal installations. Featured in this film are MARE 139, OS GEMEOS and NINA, JR, BLU, ZEVS, BROM, DR. INNOCENT, Martha Cooper, AKIM 1, MR. HORS, NIXFITI, ZASD, KAMI, SASU.

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Cope 2 Documentary Preview
Dir. Carl Weston & Sascha Jenkins, 2009, 15 min.
See a preview of this work in progress on Bronx legend Cope 2 from the team behind the infamous "Video Graff" series. Q&A with Cope 2.

Writers
Dir. Resistance Films, 2004, 90 min.
This film tells the story of the Parisian graffiti scene from 1983-2003. The film includes interviews with Henry Chalfant, Futura 2000, Seen UA, Mode 2, JonOne, Bando CTK among many other legendary French writers.

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Forbidden Rebels
Dir. Forbidden Rebels, 1983, 29 min.
A documentary on the New York scene made in 1983 featuring Dez aka DJ Kay Slay, Sharp, Delta, Spin and G-Man. With bombed trains for days.

Kroonjuwelen
Dir. Stunnedfilm, 2006, 76 min.
The Dutch documentary Kroonjuwelen tells the story of one of the oldest and most important graffiti scenes in Europe. Some of the writers featured are Quik from New York and Delta, Shoe, Zap and High.

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Tunnel Vision
Dir. Reid van Renesse, 2003, 2 min.
This short film with footage shot in 1983 shows Zephyr, Min One and Revolt painting a wall. Reid van Renesse will be present for the q&a.

SprayMasters
Dir. Manfred Kirchheimer, 2008, 85 min.
SprayMasters follows up on some legendary writers from the 70s and 80s. The film includes Lady Pink, Lee, Futura 2000 and Zephyr and lots and lots of trains.

Manfred Kirchheimer will be present for the q&a.