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EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP marks the feature film debut of notorious street artist Banksy. The documentary's focus is French-born L.A. thrift shop owner Thierry Guetta, whose apparent compulsion to videotape every moment of his life led him to document the phenomenon of contemporary street art. Guetta's cousin, a street artist known as Space Invader, allowed the avid cameraman to tape him as he illegally spread his artwork, and Space Invader also introduced him to other street artists, whose work Guetta captured on tape. Eventually, Guetta hooked up with Shepard Fairey, best known for his stickers featuring the late wrestler Andre the Giant over the word OBEY. Guetta soon hears about the mysterious street artist/prankster Banksy, and becomes obsessed with finding him and videotaping his exploits. Thanks to Guettta's growing reputation among street artists, the two eventually meet and form a sort of partnership. Guetta even videotapes Banksy's infamous Gitmo prank at Disneyland, wherein a handcuffed, hooded figure in an orange jumpsuit is placed beside one of the rides. They get along quite well until Banksy suggests that Guetta stop shooting, take the countless hours of footage he's accumulated, and start assembling them into a documentary. Banksy eventually takes over the documentary project, and inadvertently pushes Guetta's creative energy in a new direction, as Guetta becomes a kind of street artist himself, with shocking results. EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, narrated by Rhys Ifans, had its World Premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. A very well received and highly recommended feature length documentary.Product Identifiers
ProducerJames Gay-Rees, Holly Cushing
EAN5060018491424
eBay Product ID (ePID)102187905
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleExit Through the Gift Shop
DirectorBanksy
Release Year2010
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesExclusive DIY Sticker Set\Outtakes and Deleted Scenes\Previously Unreleased MBW Documentary\Exclusive Banksy Short Film û B Movie
GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies
Run Time86 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Number of Discs1
ComposerRoni Size
Executive ProducerZam Baring
ReviewsThe Guardian - He could be an important artist or just a silly fad û either way, in the street and with this film, he's providing pleasure while he lasts., Time Out New York - That rarest of art documentaries, one that actually leaves viewers with a better sense of the gifted versus the phony., Radio Times - Slick, sharp and fantastically entertaining, this is a film that works not just as a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of helping strangers but also on a deeper level as a crafty meditation on art, its true value and our own gullibility., Entertainment Weekly - An exhilarating hall-of-mirrors look at what happens when global art fame turns anonymous, artists become objects, fans turn into artists, and the whole what's-sincere-and-what's-a-sham spectacle is more fun than art was ever supposed to be.
FeaturedThierry Guetta, Banksy, Space Invader, Shepard Fairey
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorTom Fulford
Movie/TV TitleExit Through The Gift Shop
NarratorRhys Ifans
Consumer AdviceContains strong language