Banksy debut revealed as Sundance "surprise" film

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP, the directorial debut by celebrated street artist Banksy will have its world premiere as the surprise film in Sundance’s Spotlight section on January 24.

Banksy debut revealed as

Sundance "surprise" film

Exit Through the Gift Shop, the

directorial debut by celebrated

street artist Banksy will have

its world premiere as the

surprise film in Sundance’s

Spotlight section on January

24.

Billed as the world’s first

street art disaster movie, Exit

Through the Gift Shop is the

story of a French shop keeper

and amateur film-maker who

attempts to locate and contact

Banksy only to have his camera

turned on him by the artist.

This 87 minutes feature debut

will show exclusive footage of

the anonymous graffitist as

well as many other of the most

“infamous” graffiti artists.

Banksy, whose work can be seen

from on walls across the world,

had so far resisted all

attempts to be captured on

film.

John Cooper, director of the

Sundance Film Festival, said:

“Exit Through the Gift Shop is

a warped hybrid of reality and

self -induced fiction while at

the same time a totally

entertaining experience.”

 “It’s the story of how one man

set out to film the un-

filmable, and failed,” said

Banksy.

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