The issue of Banksy's anonymity isn't the only point of contention [1] hanging over this coming Sunday's Oscar festivities. The artist-turned-filmmaker's picture, Exit Through the Gift Shop, is anticipated to take home the award for Best Documentary, but is it actually a documentary? That niggling concern has resulted in much debate ever since the film's first screening at the Sundance Film Festival last year, and now more than ever, the need for cogent confirmation on the matter has become something of a necessity. This raises the question: Where has Mr. Brainwash been throughout all of this [2]? Banksy recently spoke out [3] about the veracity of the film, proclaiming that it's "100% true". It's no surprise that he'd make such a claim; he directed the film. But what of the man whose image could have conceivably been tarnished by the film? Where does he stand regarding the film's authenticity, and does he constitute a credible source?...
- 2/22/2011
- by Adam Quigley
- Slash Film
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