Exploring the pre-fame years of the celebrated American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and how New York City, its people, and tectonically shifting arts culture of the late 1970s and '80s shaped his vision.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jean-Michel BasquiatSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Michael HolmanSelf | Self |
 Fab 5 FreddySelf | Self |
 Jim JarmuschSelf | Self |
 Patricia FieldSelf | Self |
 Lee QuiñonesSelf | Self |
| AAlexis AdlerSelf | Self |
| CColeen FitzgibbonSelf | Self |
| JJennifer JazzSelf | Self |
 Carlo McCormickSelf | Self |
| MMary-Ann MonfortonSelf | Self |
 Jamie NaresSelf | Self |
| GGlenn O'BrienSelf | Self |
 Felice RosserSelf | Self |
| LLucy SanteSelf | Self |
| SSur Rodney SurSelf | Self |