2020-02-27 14:39:18 +01:00
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title: Obey the Giant Biopic
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slug: obey-the-giant-biopic
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tags:
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- art
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- documentary
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- graffiti
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- shepardfairey
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date: "2013-04-15T12:14:00+02:00"
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author: marvin
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draft: false
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---
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[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Obeyshepard2.jpg)
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2015-04-13 16:16:30 +02:00
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Julian Marshall hat ein kleines Biopic über Shepard Fairey gemacht. Es
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geht primär um sein erstes modifiziertes Billboard und die Geschichte
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dahinter.
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> OBEY THE GIANT, directed by Julian Marshall, is the first narrative
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> film about the early life of Shepard Fairey and the origin of his OBEY
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> GIANT street art campaign.
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> Based on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art,
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> OBEY THE GIANT tells the story of a young skate punk challenging a
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> big-city mayor and the powers-that-be at art school.
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> Frustrated by his inability to gain respect within the confines of art
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> school Shepard sets out to gain notoriety and acclaim by targeting the
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> most powerful man in Providence, former Mayor Buddy Cianci. Risking
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> expulsion and jail time Shepard plasters Andre the Giant’s face over
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> the image of Cianci on a campaign billboard. As word of Shepard’s
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> prank gets out, Shepard learns that art is a weapon and attention is
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2015-04-15 12:52:36 +02:00
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> both a blessing and a curse.
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2015-04-13 16:16:30 +02:00
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> <cite>[Official Website](http://obeythegiantmovie.com/)</cite>
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2020-02-27 14:39:18 +01:00
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{{< vimeo 64039197 >}}
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2015-04-13 16:16:30 +02:00
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2020-02-27 14:39:18 +01:00
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([via](http://blog.vandalog.com/2013/04/obey-the-giant-first-shepard-fairey-biopic-now-online/))
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