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 |
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Running time
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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.