Editing Jean-Michel Basquiat (section)

=== Film, television, and theater ===
Basquiat starred in ''[[Downtown 81]]'', a ''[[Cinéma vérité|vérité]]'' movie written by [[Glenn O'Brien]] and shot by [[Edo Bertoglio]] in 1980–81, but not released until 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cassell|first=Dessane Lopez|date=November 6, 2019|title=The Bittersweet Nostalgia of Watching Basquiat in Downtown 81|url=https://hyperallergic.com/526976/the-bittersweet-nostalgia-of-watching-basquiat-in-downtown-81/|access-date=October 30, 2020|website=Hyperallergic|language=en-US}}</ref> 

''Without Walls: Shooting Star'', a British documentary by Geoff Dunlop on Basquiat's life, aired on [[Channel 4]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hurst |first=Andrew |date=1990-11-28 |title=The writing on the wall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner-jean-michel/138485121/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |pages=8}}</ref> In 1996, painter [[Julian Schnabel]] made his filmmaking debut with the biopic ''[[Basquiat (film)|Basquiat]]''. It stars [[Jeffrey Wright]] as Basquiat and David Bowie as Andy Warhol.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Weinreich|first=Regina|date=August 11, 1996|title=Schnabel Becomes a Director To Film the Life of Basquiat|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/08/11/nyregion/schnabel-becomes-a-director-to-film-the-life-of-basquiat.html|access-date=December 8, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

''[[Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child]]'', a documentary film directed by [[Tamra Davis]], premiered at the 2010 [[Sundance Film Festival]] and was shown on the [[PBS]] series ''[[Independent Lens]]'' in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 21, 2010|title=Sundance '10 {{!}} Tamra Davis Revisits the Life of Jean-Michel Basquiat|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2010/01/sundance-10-tamra-davis-revisits-the-life-of-jean-michel-basquiat-245926/|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=IndieWire|language=en}}</ref><ref name="pbs">{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Tamra|title=Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/jean-michel-basquiat/|work=Independent Lens|publisher=PBS|access-date=March 30, 2011|author-link=Tamra Davis|format=One of the "Film Topics" sub-sections on the Independent Lens website and the documentary of the same name they describe|quote=Tamra Davis explains why she locked her footage of her friend Basquiat in a drawer for two decades, and what it took to be sure a film about him took the full measure of the man.}}</ref> [[Sara Driver]] directed the documentary film ''[[Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat]]'', which premiered at the [[2017 Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref name="N'Duka-2017">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/boom-for-real-clip-sara-driver-documentary-jean-michel-basquiat-toronto-film-festival-1202164675/|title='Boom For Real' Clip: Sara Driver's Documentary On Famed Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat – Toronto|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=September 8, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref> In 2018, PBS aired the documentary ''[[Basquiat: Rage to Riches]]'' as part of the ''[[American Masters]]'' series.<ref name="pbs2018">{{Cite web|last=R|first=Cindy|date=2018-08-02|title=Basquiat: Rage to Riches ~ About the Film &#124; American Masters &#124; PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/basquiat-rage-riches-documentary/10456/|access-date=2023-01-08|website=American Masters|publisher=Public Broadcasting Service}}</ref>

In 2022, it was reported that actor [[Kelvin Harrison Jr.]] will star as Basquiat in an upcoming biopic titled ''Samo Lives'', which will be written, directed and produced by [[Julius Onah]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|date=January 5, 2022|title=Kelvin Harrison Jr. to Star in Jean-Michel Basquiat Biopic 'Samo Lives' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/kelvin-harrison-jr-jean-michel-basquiat-samo-lives-1235146921/|access-date=January 8, 2022|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> It was also announced that actor [[Stephan James (actor)|Stephan James]] will star and co-produce a limited series about Basquiat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=February 24, 2022|title=Stephan James Set To Star As Jean-Michel Basquiat In Limited Series In The Works With Boat Rocker Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/stephan-james-jean-michel-basquiat-in-limited-series-boat-rocker-studios-1234959120/|access-date=February 25, 2022|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, ''The Collaboration,'' a play by Anthony McCarten about Basquiat and Warhol debuted at London's [[Young Vic|Young Vic Theatre]] with [[Jeremy Pope (actor)|Jeremy Pope]] portraying Basquiat, and [[Paul Bettany]] as Warhol.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Curtis|first=Nick|date=February 24, 2022|title=The Collaboration review: Basquiat and Warhol play brings fireworks|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-collaboration-review-young-vic-basquiat-warhol-paul-bettany-jeremy-pope-b984415.html|access-date=February 25, 2022|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}</ref> The play then moved to [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]], for a limited run from December 2022 through March 2023, again starring Bettany and Pope, produced by the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collins-Hughes |first=Laura |date=2022-12-21 |title='The Collaboration' Review: A Basquiat-Warhol Bromance in Bloom |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/20/theater/the-collaboration-review.html |access-date=2023-02-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The pair have also reprised their roles in a film version.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee Lenker |first=Maureen |date=December 20, 2022 |title=Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope go deep on playing Warhol and Basquiat |url=https://ew.com/theater/the-collaboration-broadway-paul-bettany-jeremy-pope-warhol-basquiat/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

[[Roger Guenveur Smith]] wrote, directed, and performed the solo show ''In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat'', a tribute to [[Basquiat]], whom he was friends with.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.startribune.com/review-with-spike-lee-actor-penumbras-basquiat-channels-painter-whose-piece-fetched-110-million/601164312 |title=Review: Penumbra's 'Basquiat' channels painter whose piece fetched $110 million |first=Rohan |last=Preston |date=October 18, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Minnesota Star Tribune]] |access-date=October 28, 2024}}</ref>