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Filmmaker Nic Hill spotlights San Francisco's graffiti art.

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Dennis Harvey Variety An excellent overview of two decades' graffiti in San Francisco. Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals Perhaps the definitive film work on the subject, though the psychology motivating it is left for the analysts and may well be the subject of much more study. Rated: 3/5 Nov 4, 2006 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com hits rock bottom when the film tries to connect graffiti-writing's recent classification as a felony with rape and murder, absurdly implying that graffiti artists might be executed for their crime. Rated: 3/5 Oct 17, 2006 Full Review Rory L. Aronsky Film Threat Piece by Piece gets this graffiti culture completely right, in all its ways and arguments about crews, attitudes, and whatever else is on these artists' minds. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 7, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Great movie. Tying graffiti with the punishment of execution was a bit much but I guess it was used to try to get a point across. Exaggeration being a common thing in graffiti art, it's understandable. Made a lot of cogent arguments and harmoniously balanced the commonly known negative aspects of graffiti with the lesser known underground culture's core and growth from a couple people's perspectives. Effective documentary. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Intense, but not as intense as Style Wars. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member [font=Georgia][size=1][i]Piece by Piece[/i] is something of a modern west coast [i]Style Wars[/i]. It picks up right where [i]Style Wars[/i] left off in 1983, and is set in San Francisco. They follow the progression of the SF Funk style along with all of the outside influences that made their way in over the years. The key difference between this and [i]Style Wars[/i], besides the decade, is that they took the time to show the darker side of the world of graffiti. From murders to the unjust laws that are passed to prevent them from creating their art, the message really becomes one preaching tolerance from the population. Fellow graffiti enthusiasts shouldn't hesitate to check this flick out.[/size][/font] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Nic Hill spotlights San Francisco's graffiti art.
Director
Nic Hill
Producer
Nic Hill
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 19m