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An influential observer of popular culture and entertainment, Michael Holman is a filmmaker, artist, writer, and musician, based in New York City. A pioneer in the Downtown New York Art Scene and Uptown Hip Hop Scene, Holman founded the band Gray - an industrial atmospheric, noise group - with painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as created and produced the first Hip Hop television show, Graffiti Rock in 1984
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
TV show Self
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2022
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artiste absolu
Movie Self - Musician, hip-hop historian, co-founder of the group Gray
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2021
Sk8r Grrl
Movie
- 2018
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2017
Basquiat: Rage to Riches
Movie Self (Writer, filmmaker)
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2014
Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio
Movie Himself
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2011
Money Dog
Movie Story
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2010
Basquiat, Une Vie
Movie Himself
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2010
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Movie Self
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2009
Downtown Calling
Movie Self
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2005
TV Party
Movie Self
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2004
My Coolest Years
TV show Himself
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2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
TV show Self
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2001
Downtown '81
Movie Michael
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1999
The Hip Hop Years
TV show Self
- 1997
More credits
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1997
Michael Holman Presents The New York City Breakers Volume 1
Movie Producer
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1996
Blue's Clues
TV show Director
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1996
Basquiat
Movie Story Developer
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1989
Eureeka's Castle
TV show Director
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1987
Vampire Lestat
Movie Director
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1984
Pesceador
Movie Producer
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1984
Graffiti Rock
TV show Himself - Host
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1984
Beat Street
Movie Producer
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1981
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ
Movie Director
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1972
Last Days at the Fillmore
Movie Himself - Performer