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Natascha Snellman, Pepper Fajans, Pledgure Duoshun, Ruben Bansie-Snellman, Zachary S. Smalls

Adrift in a lush, nocturnal urban landscape, Nick is a post-modern urban hero asserting his anarchistic agenda on the endless maze of virgin exterior walls that comprise downtown Seattle and Portland....( read more  read more... ) For writer/director Bolton's lonely "tagger" protagonist, the vast wall surfaces of deserted alleys and trainyards are at once a daunting symbol of capitalist oppression and a texturally rich, seamless tableau ripe for exploitation to amplify his artistic dialectic of anger and rebellion. His own virtually anonymous existence seemingly only secondary to the painted surfaces and "rupture the system" manifesto which more poignantly evidence his presence, Nick's prodigious solo graffiti output is interrupted by friendship with another young tagger. Their communication begins as less verbal than a kind of shared graphic tour de force; their enormous collaborative graffiti murals appear to emerge as the unmistakable offspring of their kindred spirit. But eventually their assumptions about one another are disproved as political, emotional and ethical issues arise which cause their relationship to dissolve into the background of urban detritus, and the artists themselves emerge only further atomized and alienated by the experience. Compelling themes, sensitive performances, and luscious visuals define this film which is a revealing immersion into the experiential reality of those daring to make their art in a socially condemned arena. For a film ostensibly focusing on manipulated surfaces, Bolton's cinematic artistry probes deep into the consciousness of the "tagger" and "graffiti artist" sub-culture.

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Unrated, 80 min.

Directed by: James Bolton

Release Date: February 12, 2004

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DVD Release Date: May 3, 2005

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  • lafrikitona14
    May 1, 2007
    lafrikitona14
    klk muchacho dime ave
  • mexicanthug4lyfe
    March 25, 2007
    mexicanthug4lyfe
    THIS MA MOVIE THIS IS SO KOO MANG THEY B TAGGING IT ALL UP
  • Magmann64
    March 24, 2007
    Magmann64
    ok.. acting could be better, beautiful bombs, and somewhat akward toward the end...
  • elchapulincolorado9
    February 8, 2007
    elchapulincolorado9
    almost no dialogues but interesting...lol...you'll be surprised...
  • jacksminky
    February 4, 2007
    jacksminky
    A slow moving story, reflecting the stagnant life of the main character. It Apears to be going somewhere and ends up crawling up its own backside! Strange and sad.

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  • mexicanthug4lyfe
    March 25, 2007
    mexicanthug4lyfe
    IFF U LIKE MOVIES BOUT GRAFFITI N SOME LITTLE ATTRACTION U GONNA LOVE THIS MOVIE THIS IS MA FAVORITE OFF ALL TIME MOVIES
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