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Make Me Famous

Director Brian Vincent, Patti Astor of The Fun Gallery, and producer Heather Spore in person
Tue Mar 05, 7:00 pm at Laemmle Royal
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One night only! Gay painter Edward Brezinski hung out in 1980s New York with Wonjarowicz, Haring and Basquiat -- but never attained the success and cultural impact of his peers. This documentary explores Brezinski's ambitions, and the art scene of a bygone New York City.

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Make Me Famous

Brian Vincent
2021
92 min
United States
English
Movie Summary: An investigation of Edward Brezinski, an ambitious, charismatic Lower East Side painter hell-bent on sucess, who thwarted his own career with antics that roiled NYC’s art elite. Brezinski’s quest for fame gives an intimate portrait of the art world’s attitude towards success and failure, fame and fortune, notoriety and erasure.
Queer Film LA Says: Gay painter Edward Brezinski hung out in 1980s New York with Wonjarowicz, Haring and Basquiat -- but never attained the success and cultural impact of his peers. This documentary explores Brezinski's ambitions, and the art scene of a bygone New York City.

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