Directed by: Tamra Davis

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE RADIANT CHILD is the first feature length documentary biography about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Considered one of the greatest American painters in the last half of the 20th Century and one of the greatest African American artists of all time, his work continues to be revered by art connoisseurs and the public alike. During his short but prolific career, Basquiat became notorious for his graffiti art and the political and racial overtones of his work among many things. His unexpected death came at the early age of 27, but the legacy of his creative energy has persevered as an influential force in the art world. By juxtaposing a rare interview with Basquiat – made with the filmmaker shortly before his death – and his body of work, Tamra Davis celebrates the life of Basquiat as the cultural icon, the conflicted artist and the nonconformist man that he was.