Bomb it
(DVD)

Place of publication from publisher's website.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2007.

Special features: Audio commentary with director Jon Reiss & producer Tracy Wares [optional]; Behind-the-scenes [featurette] (14 min.); Extended interviews [featurette] (26 min.); Extended time lapse sequences [featurette] (15 min.); Theatrical trailer (1 min.); Filmmaker bios [text feature]; About Docurama [text feature]; Docurama trailers (9 min.).

Director of photography, Tracy Wares ; music supervisor, David Garcia ; editing, Alex Marquez and Jessica Hernandez ; researchers, Gail Behrmann, Timothy Dickenson, Charlie Cheshire, Tracy Goldstein, Andrew Harper, Hung Nguyen, Victoria Watson.

Featuring Toe, Retna, Speto, Bete Nobrega, Zephyr, Cornbread, Lorenzo McKray, Taki 183, Pose 2, Lava aka Straightman, Tracy 168, DJ Tony Tone, Stay Hight 149, BG183-Tats Cru, Skuf, Krs One, West, Indie 184, Darius Jones, Terrible T-Kid 170, Rammelzee, Bio-Tats Cru, Nic One, Cope 2, Lady Pink, Ket, Kap 1-TPA Cru, Chino, Fuckin Revs, Lt. Steve Mona, George L. Kelling, Peter Valone Jr., Dro-ACC, Neta-ACC, 2Esae-ACC, Chief Edwin Young, Claw, Susan A. Phillips, Sean, Marc Ecko, Blek le Rat, Shuck 2, Opse, Chikhi, Verim Lezore, Bel-Kia, Mickey, Jake, Scage, Smash, Chaz of London Police, Two Things, Bob of London Police, Wayne Horse, Galo, Zedz, Daim, Lokiss, Inkie, Shok 1, Arofish, Simon Baxter, Brad Downey, Buddy Lembek, Karl Hennig, Adrian Nabi, CBK Crew, Kenor, Kode, Juan Zedou Bucrea, Zosen, Isabel Valencia, Sixe, Pez, Extra, Kafre, Kuzz, Pike, Nug, Falko, Mr. Ice, Faith 47, Wealz 130, Mak1 One, Charl John Van der Westhnizen, Os Gemeos, Koyok/Coio, Ise, Vitche, Nunca, Nina, Antonio Vizenecci, Wag-Pigmeus crew, Zezao, Teresa, Antonio, Very One, Diskah, Shinzentomotel, Belx2, Augor, Chaz Bojorquez, Robbie Conal, Vyal, Toomer, Tribe, Jel, Do, Resq, Revok, Russel Kingston, Valerie J. Hill, Elliot Greene, Joe Connolly, Stefano E. Bloch, T.A.G. Actors, Chris Broms, Rime, Zeser, Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Jacob, Soninha Marmo, Mear One, Neon, Renato Musa, Sharp, Kid Acne, Boleta.

This film tells the story of graffiti from its cave-painting ancestors through its notorious explosion in New York City during the 70's and 80's as living museums appeared on trains rolling between the Bronx and Brooklyn. This film explores the many manifestations of "bombing," the global graffiti culture where the love of art and ego clashes explosively with law and order. From New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Barcelona, Cape Town, and Sao Paulo, each city boasts its own unique style and form of graffiti, and artists. Through grainy night vision footage and interviews, graffiti writers explain why they risk arrest and injury to express themselves, to reflect their society, and engage in a battle for control over the urban visual landscape. A study of the power of art to disturb, protest, and enlighten.

DVD; NTSC; 5.1 Dolby digital surround, 2.0 Dolby stereo.

In English with occasional French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitled in English.