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Beautiful Losers (film)

Beautiful Losers
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Directed by Aaron Rose
Joshua Leonard
Produced by Jon Barlow
Rich Lim
Noah Khoshbin
Chris Green
Starring Thomas Campbell
Cheryl Dunn
Shepard Fairey
Jo Jackson
Chris Johanson
Margaret Kilgallen
Harmony Korine
Geoff McFetridge
Barry McGee
Mike Mills
Stephen Powers II
Claire E. Rojas
Aaron Rose
Deanna Templeton
Ed Templeton
Music by Money Mark
Cinematography Tobin Yelland
Edited by Lenny Mesina
Release date
  • March 1, 2008 (2008-03-01) (SXSW)
Running time
89 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Beautiful Losers is a 2008 documentary filmed by director Aaron Rose and co-directed by Joshua Leonard. It was produced by Sidetrack Films in association with BlackLake Productions, and stars several artists including Harmony Korine, writer of independent cult films Kids and Gummo and former graffiti artist Stephen Powers II

It premiered at South by Southwest on March 9, 2008 and later in general release on August 8, 2008 at the IFC Center in New York City.

The film focuses on the careers and work of a collective group of artists who since the 1990s began a movement in the art world using D.I.Y. aesthetics from skateboarding, graffiti and underground music such as punk rock and hip-hop. The artists discussed and interviewed in the film include Thomas Campbell, Cheryl Dunn, Shepard Fairey, Harmony Korine, Geoff McFetridge, Clare Rojas, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Mike Mills, Steven "Espo" Powers, Aaron Rose, Ed Templeton, Deanna Templeton, and Mark Gonzales.


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