Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ6qzDnQzGI

A blend of documentary, concert film & urban fairy tale, Downtown '81
stars Jean-Michel Basquiat (in his only film role) as an artist
wandering the streets of 1980s New York, attempting to sell his work
and find a place to stay. Featuring appearances by Debbie Harry, Fab
Five Freddy, Glenn O'Brien, Amos Poe, Cookie Mueller, Roberta Bayley,
Tav Falco & Maripol, with music by James White and the Blacks, Kid
Creole and the Coconuts, Tuxedomoon and DNA, Downtown '81 is a
snapshot of a crucial period in time: a city in financial decline and
an explosion of creative freedom.

Roberta Bayley, iconic photographer of the Downtown NYC scene, will be
the featured special guest at the screening.