"The Pitch" takes a look at the world of international street performing buskers to find out why these men and women have chosen to "pass the hat" to make a living, along with the challenges they face.
Casts Aerial Manx, Rob Roy Collins, Pogo Fred, Silver Elvis, Snap Boogie, Fire Guy, Madame Guillotine, Jenny Jupiter, Chalk Chick, Brad The Balloon Guy
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On The Go - Street Soldiers
On The Go - Repeat Offender
Watching My Name Go By
The New York Graffiti Experience
Cope 2 Kings Destroy
Singapore Minstrel
JDL - Behind The Wall
Bomb It
David Choe: High Risk
La Doctrine
Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia
Spiritual Letters
Pivetta
1UP - One United Power: Berlin
Street Art & Revolutionary Spirit
Time Is Art: Synchronicity and the Collective Dream
Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art
Graffiti Wars
Unprovoked: A Creative Process
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
SIMILAR MOVIES
On The Go - Street Soldiers
IMDB 5 | Jan , 1999
On The Go Magazine Hip-Hop Graffiti VideoOn The Go - Repeat Offender
IMDB 8 | Jan , 1995
Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video MagazineWatching My Name Go By
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1976
Watching My Name Go By is a 1976 BBC documentary on the birth of graffiti in New York City, and the fight to both prevent it, and expand it's artistic value. In 'Watching my name go by' kids in New York have a unique kind of occupation - sitting on the subway stations ' watching my name go by'. Eleven to 17-year olds compete to see how many times they can 'get their names up ' in a colorful way - a kind of graffiti cult game which has its own rules and regulations. It's illegal and dangerous-some New Yorkers think it's a kind of ' art others think it's disgusting.The New York Graffiti Experience
IMDB 8 | Jan , 1976
Documentary on New York Graffiti featuring art by Cliff, Phase 2, Comet, Blade, IN, Billy167, LSD OM, Ajax , Dean, Mico, Checker 170, SkylarkCope 2 Kings Destroy
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1999
NYC Graffiti Documentary "Kings Destroy" straight from the boogie down Bronx and right into your living room, with guest appearances by KRS-1, FAT JOE, CASE II, SEEN, and many more...Singapore Minstrel
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2015
Roy Payamal is the wildest busker of a country ranked the world’s most emotionless society. He takes his undermined line of work as a serious art- but is his faith impossible idealism or an admirable conviction? Singapore Minstrel is an invitation into his beautiful mind, a magical, trying universe where art and life dialogue in a tropical dream.JDL - Behind The Wall
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2024
Director Deborah Faraone Mennella followed street artist Judith de Leeuw (JDL) for one year, during her life in the Netherlands and during the creation process 'Love is Stronger Than Death' in the Italian city of Taranto. You can see in a spectacular way how the 30-meter mural was created. common social issues are leading in JDL's designs. This time, however, it is the death of her father that plays a central role.Bomb It
IMDB 6.9 | Apr , 2007
Through interviews and guerilla footage of graffiti writers in action on five continents, the documentary tells the story of graffiti from its origins in prehistoric cave paintings thru its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70’s and 80’s, then follows the flames as they paint the globe.David Choe: High Risk
IMDB 8 | Jul , 2015
Artist David Choe has led a life of high risk, from hedonistic excesses to being imprisoned at a maximum security facility in a foreign country, and yet has been dramatically rewarded for his exploits. Life didn't change much when he traded a $60k fee in favor of stock in a start-up called The Facebook, but now he is estimated to be worth over $250 million, highlighting a colorful career filled with giant street art installations, porn star affairs and investigative reporting for companies like Vice and CNN. Director and childhood friend Harry Kim guides us through the fantastically surreal life of Choe featuring interviews and appearances by Kevin Smith, Eli Roth, Sasha Grey, Sean Parker, and Shepard Fairey.La Doctrine
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2021
Narrator dreams of Madrid while being caught in a repetitive loop somewhere in Paris. He questions if his interlocutor is a real human being, as their dialogue, mostly built of citations, doesn't seem to be helping with breaking the loop.Burning Man: Voyage in Utopia
IMDB 7 | Dec , 2007
With a strong emphasis on founder Larry Harvey and temple artist David Best, this video expresses the scale and power of the Burning Man experience. Superb cinematography and editing are combined to make this is one of the most moving Burning Man videos ever produced.Spiritual Letters
IMDB 10 | Sep , 2021
The film is a story about the deep connection of the life and art of the artist. It takes you on a journey through Berlin like you have never seen before. Take a deep dive behind the scenes of the famous red and blue graffiti letterings that cover the heart of the city and tune into the connection between art, letters and spirituality.Pivetta
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2021
1UP - One United Power: Berlin
IMDB 5 | Dec , 2011
This movie tells the story of a Berlin graffiti crew, in some ways from rags to riches. It starts with their beginnings in Berlin Kreuzberg and ends with their creative movement worldwide. Today, the crew is a well known, prestigious one. Inspired by their philosophyStreet Art & Revolutionary Spirit
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2025
Governments were cracking down on street art everywhere.... until they realized they could make money off of it. Where does this leave street art and its artists today? Olivia Sun explores the street art scene in Toronto and some parts of Berlin to see how street art is navigating its changing culture.Time Is Art: Synchronicity and the Collective Dream
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2015
"Time is Art" is ultimately the story of an artist's search for inspiration in a money-driven society that shuns creativity, and of the human search for meaning in a seemingly meaningless world.Banksy and the Rise of Outlaw Art
IMDB 7.1 | Jul , 2020
Banksy is the world's most infamous street artist, whose political art, criminal stunts and daring invasions have outraged the establishment for over two decades. Featuring rare interviews with Banksy, this is the story of how an outlaw artist led a revolutionary new movement and built a multi-million dollar empire, while his identity remained shrouded in mystery.Graffiti Wars
IMDB 6 | Aug , 2011
A look at the feud between graffiti artists King Robbo and Banksy.Unprovoked: A Creative Process
IMDB 10 | Sep , 2021
Artist Taylor Denise sets out to make her first painting, which also happens to be her largest work to-date. As she embarks on this creative process of making shit because it looks cool, she's met with comradery, debauchery, and people's brains interrupting art whatever way they want to-ery.Basquiat: Rage to Riches
IMDB 5.8 | Oct , 2017
This film tells Jean-Michel's story through exclusive interviews with his two sisters Lisane and Jeanine, who have never before agreed to be interviewed for a TV documentary. With striking candour, Basquiat's art dealers - including Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone and Bruno Bischofberger - as well as his most intimate friends, lovers and fellow artists, expose the cash, the drugs and the pernicious racism which Basquiat confronted on a daily basis. As historical tableaux, visual diaries of defiance or surfaces covered with hidden meanings, Basquiat's art remains the beating heart of this story.