ART Documentary about the East Village in the 1980s plays this weekend at the Museum of Arts and Design
Make Me Famous is the Ultimate Love Letter to NYC when Creativity was the ultimate goal. Set in the East Village in the 1980s...Celebrate the 3 year anniversary of underground hit art documentary, Make Me Famous, at the beautiful Museum of Arts and Design in Columbus Circle.
Event Type: Film Screening-Make Me Famous
When: Saturday, 6/27 at 1:45pm
Place: Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle
Tickets: $14 Seniors, Students, Disabled, $16 General Admission Tickets must be purchased in advance.
***There will be a post-screening discussion with the Filmmakers (Director and Producer) and East Village artists Marguerite Van Cook, James Romberger, and Jim C.
Synopsis:
Make Me Famous is a vibrant, fast-paced portrait of New York City’s explosive 1980s Downtown art scene—where punk met paint, and the lines between art, music, and nightlife blurred. This was the world that launched Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Madonna, and Blondie—a cultural moment defined by its grit, glamour, and DIY ethos.
Amid the chaos was painter Edward Brezinski, a figure both present and peripheral, whose story offers a unique window into the era’s creative frenzy. More than a portrait of an artist, Make Me Famous captures a time and place where the dream of making it felt just within reach—and heartbreakingly out of grasp.
Official Trailer
Rated 100% CERTIFIED FRESH on Rotten Tomatoes
“everyone SEE this movie” —ARTFORUM
“a trove of THRILLING Interviews” —THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“compelling, haunting, look at lost bohemia” —James Wolcott, AIRMAIL
“FASCINATING art-world documentary” —VILLAGE VOICE