Saving Banksy

Name: Saving Banksy
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: January 13, 2017
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 73

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Parade Deck Films | Release Date: January 13, 2017 | Unrated

Summary: Saving Banksy is the story of one misguided art collectors attempts to save a Banksy painting from destruction and the auction block.

Director: Colin Day and Colin M. Day

Genre(s): Documentary, News

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 80 min

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Andy Webster

Jan 19, 2017

[A] fascinating documentary. Read full review

Chris Packham

Jan 18, 2017

Saving Banksy, in documenting the struggle of art consultant Brian Greif to preserve a single Banksy painting — one of the artist's trademark Che Guevara rats — inadvertently demonstrates that nearly every response to Banksy's work is wrong. Read full review

John DeFore

Jan 18, 2017

Day's debut succeeds in part thanks to its modest scope, viewing the street-art phenomenon through an attempt to rescue one of its highly perishable creations for the public good. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Jan 19, 2017

The road to hell, the saying goes, is paved with the best of intentions, and that is very much the case with the complex art world conundrum explored in the lively, involving documentary Saving Banksy. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jan 18, 2017

I feel like Day could have made three documentaries out of his footage: one about Greif’s journey, one about street artists, and one about the art world’s old and new guard. Read full review

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tarr0011

Mar 6, 2017

An invigorating ride through a rarely seen avenue in the underground art world. Engaging from beginning to end, you'll wrestle with tough questions you've never asked yourself before! Where many docs fall short half way through, you won't even notice how long you've been watching. The artAn invigorating ride through a rarely seen avenue in the underground art world. Engaging from beginning to end, you'll wrestle with tough questions you've never asked yourself before! Where many docs fall short half way through, you won't even notice how long you've been watching. The art you'll see is spectacular, the characters you'll meet are enthralling, and the stories you'll learn will keep you wondering how on earth these filmmakers were even able to gain this knowledge, and thoughtfully pass it along to us. From the textures, colors and video shooting, to the music soundtrack, narrative and editing, this doc hits a ten on all counts. Watch five minutes and just try to stop!… Expand

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