Synopsis

Exit Through the Gift Shop, the first film by renowned graffiti artist Banksy, became the hottest ticket at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival where it made its world debut. Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post—hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner – with spectacular results. The film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the world's most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interview. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un—filmable. And failed."

Trailer

Film Information

• Genre: Comedy / Documentary
• Director: Banksy, Shepard Fairey
• Starring: Banksy, and Shepard Fairey
• Running Time: 87 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: R for some language
• Language: English

Reviews

"That rarest of art documentaries, one that actually leaves viewers with a better sense of the gifted versus the phony."

   - Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York

"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."

   - Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

"Subversive, provocative and unexpected, Exit Through the Gift Shop delights in taking you by surprise, starting quietly but ending up in a hall of mirrors as unsettling as anything Lewis Carroll's Alice ever experienced."

   - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

"One of the best, most karmically satisfying comedies of the year, much to the chagrin of the people who are in it."

   - Ty Burr, Boston Globe

"Whatever it is, Exit Through the Gift Shop is an original."

   - Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Showtimes

• Friday, July 16th
  5:00 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, July 17th
  12:45 pm, 2:45 pm, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, July 18th
  11:15 am, 1:15 pm
• Monday, July 19th
  5:00 pm
• Tuesday, July 20th
  5:00 pm
• Wednesday, July 21st
  7:00 pm
• Thursday, July 22nd
  7:00 pm
• Friday, July 23rd
  7:15 pm
• Saturday, July 24th
  4:45 pm
• Sunday, July 25th
  2:00 pm
• Monday, July 26th
  4:45 pm
• Tuesday, July 27th
  7:15 pm
• Wednesday, July 28th
  7:15 pm
• Thursday, July 29th
  5:15 pm