Street Art Film Fest Extra Bonus Since we organized the first film festival in April 2005 we have come across many great films and videos featuring street art and graffiti. Unfortunately, we are not able to fit all of them to the festival's busy schedule, but we would like to present them to our audience at least through this website. Tats Cru: The Mural Kings (2006, 60 min., New York City) directed by Mark Kotlinski. ...features rare archival footage, never before seen photographs, a behind the scenes look at the entire mural production process, marketing campaigns for hip-hop artists Fat Joe, Big Pun, Nas, Nelly, Jlo, Missy Elliot, and much more, along with exclusive in-depth interviews with: Tats Cru members - Bio, BG183, Nicer, Sen2, and the twins How & Nosm, Fat Joe aka Crack T.S - hip-hop superstar & Tats Cru member. www.themuralkings.com 28 millimetres (2006, Paris, France) directed by JR and Ladj Ly. Armed with a 28 mm lens, JR shot full frame portraits of young people from this neighbourhood and the nearby district of The Forestière (Clichy-sous-Bois, 93). This no frills, straightforward technique allowed them to get very close to this generation. Interviewing them, without restrictions, on the recent events of November 2005. The first portraits were illegally pasted on the east walls of Paris, a district that was once run-down, but has now become a residency for the bourgeois bohemian, who are shielded from the flames. www.28millimetres.com Manifesto (2006, 4 min., New Brunswick, NJ) artwork and directed by Mr. Domino. Statement of local street artist Mr. Domino. Domino's artwork started coming up last year and stands out for its originality and personal touch. This short movies was originally created for playing each short clip randomly on a continuous loop on multiple channels. Etoiles Urbaines (2006, 4 min., Paris, France) directed by Sofarida. Teaser done for the girls only exhibition titled "Etoiles Urbaines" by streetplayer at the Espace Beaurepaire in Paris. Featuring girls from the street art scene from all over the world: Microbo, l'Aleteia, Ephameron, Elisa, Fafi, Klor, Koralie, Nuria, Paola Paloscia, Swoon... www.sofarida.com Piece by Piece (2004, 70 min., San Francisco, CA) directed by Nic Hill. Piece by Piece is a groundbreaking film that documents San Francisco’s highly controversial graffiti art movement. A story told by those who live the experience, Piece by Piece offers an intimate journey into the most intriguing and misunderstood artistic movement of modern youth culture. By detailing the last 20 years of San Francisco’s graffiti, this tale offers the most candid and accurate story behind the writing on the wall in Northern California. www.piecebypiecemovie.com Next: A Primer on Urban Painting (2005, 95 min., Montreal, Canada) directed by Pablo Aravena. Next: A Primer on Urban Painting is a documentary exploration of graffiti-based visual art as a world culture. The filmmaker profiles the art form in nine countries including USA, Canada, France, Holland, Germany, England, Spain, Japan and Brazil. A combination of verite moments and interviews with painters, "writers", designers, documentarians and other participants within the subculture, the film conveys the dynamism and creative brilliance of this important emerging artistic movement. www.nextthemovie.com