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Saving Banksy

Internationally known graffiti artist, Banksy, left his mark on San Francisco in April 2010. Little did he know that this act of vandalism would spark a chain of events that includes one of his rats being removed from a wall, Muse...

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Colin M. Day

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They're cheeky, funny, - Saving Banksy

They're cheeky, funny,

It's on redwood siding,
so hopefully it can be taken down. - Saving Banksy

It's on redwood siding, so hopefully it can be taken do...

The owner is incensed. - Saving Banksy

The owner is incensed.

She's owned it since,
you know, the late '70s. - Saving Banksy

She's owned it since, you know, the late '70s.

It's her pride and joy, - Saving Banksy

It's her pride and joy,

I told them that I want to try
and save it, and I'll work with them, - Saving Banksy

I told them that I want to try and save it, and I'll wo...

Hopefully I can get a deal done soon
before they paint over it - Saving Banksy

Hopefully I can get a deal done soon before they paint over ...

If you cut that out
and you put that on e Bay, - Saving Banksy

If you cut that out and you put that on e Bay,

Negotiations with the building owner
began in May, - Saving Banksy

Negotiations with the building owner began in May,

The owner of the building
is so upset - Saving Banksy

The owner of the building is so upset

She wants me to talk to her manager, - Saving Banksy

She wants me to talk to her manager,

Yeah, from what I understand of the story, - Saving Banksy

Yeah, from what I understand of the story,

- ...painful...
- They're worried about the reaction - Saving Banksy

- ...painful... - They're worried about the reaction

They think they can take it down
and sell it on e Bay, - Saving Banksy

They think they can take it down and sell it on e Bay,

And everyone involved in the project - Saving Banksy

And everyone involved in the project

The problem now is the city
keeps sending the building owner - Saving Banksy

The problem now is the city keeps sending the building owner

They're actually threatening
to remove the graffiti themselves - Saving Banksy

They're actually threatening to remove the graffiti the...

As time ticked by, - Saving Banksy

As time ticked by,

So, you can see somebody
got up on the roof last night - Saving Banksy

So, you can see somebody got up on the roof last night

August, the deal changes
once again. - Saving Banksy

August, the deal changes once again.

My original deal with them months ago - Saving Banksy

My original deal with them months ago

They still want everything
on that side of the wall, - Saving Banksy

They still want everything on that side of the wall,

Experts were brought in to figure out
the best way to remove the painting. - Saving Banksy

Experts were brought in to figure out the best way to remove...

So, that's a voice mail that I just got - Saving Banksy

So, that's a voice mail that I just got

We need access to the roof of his building - Saving Banksy

We need access to the roof of his building

November. The building owner
has one final request - Saving Banksy

November. The building owner has one final request

We finally have an agreement, - Saving Banksy

We finally have an agreement,

It's bringing a lot of attention
to street art, - Saving Banksy

It's bringing a lot of attention to street art,

That's, I think the goal
for a lot of street artists, - Saving Banksy

That's, I think the goal for a lot of street artists,

They don't want to limit
themselves to a gallery, - Saving Banksy

They don't want to limit themselves to a gallery,

This location in particular is--
It's just so damn high. - Saving Banksy

This location in particular is-- It's just so damn high...

You're like, "How did he get up there?" - Saving Banksy

You're like, "How did he get up there?"

But we're two stories up
above Haight Street in San Francisco, - Saving Banksy

But we're two stories up above Haight Street in San Fra...

He got on the roof and came down here. - Saving Banksy

He got on the roof and came down here.

They're working right now
to begin taking the painting down. - Saving Banksy

They're working right now to begin taking the painting ...

The scoring is the part
that concerns me the most. - Saving Banksy

The scoring is the part that concerns me the most.

He's scoring, he's trying to cut
the overlapping paint, - Saving Banksy

He's scoring, he's trying to cut the overlapping p...

Take care not to keep
from peeling the paint. - Saving Banksy

Take care not to keep from peeling the paint.

Big pieces of paint will come off. - Saving Banksy

Big pieces of paint will come off.

And I hope I didn't spend
an awful lot of money - Saving Banksy

And I hope I didn't spend an awful lot of money

The second most dangerous part
is actually then, - Saving Banksy

The second most dangerous part is actually then,

So, we have to pry it,
get each piece loose, - Saving Banksy

So, we have to pry it, get each piece loose,

But we've got about three feet
of crawlspace there, - Saving Banksy

But we've got about three feet of crawlspace there,

...cut from behind,
so this is-- this is good, yeah. - Saving Banksy

...cut from behind, so this is-- this is good, yeah.

From here they got room to move, - Saving Banksy

From here they got room to move,

All right. Again, I don't think
it could've gone any better. - Saving Banksy

All right. Again, I don't think it could've gone a...

That's it. That's what the Banksy
looks like when it's not on the wall. - Saving Banksy

That's it. That's what the Banksy looks like when ...

We just need to find
somebody to restore it - Saving Banksy

We just need to find somebody to restore it

♪ You leave your home for days and daze ♪ - Saving Banksy

♪ You leave your home for days and daze ♪

The building's owner received
a notice from the city - Saving Banksy

The building's owner received a notice from the city

So, instead of painting over the piece,
the owner of the building - Saving Banksy

So, instead of painting over the piece, the owner of the bui...

The painting is down.
It's all wrapped. - Saving Banksy

The painting is down. It's all wrapped.

It's in safe storage,
if you consider the closet - Saving Banksy

It's in safe storage, if you consider the closet

As soon as word got out the rat
on Haight-Ashbury was being removed, - Saving Banksy

As soon as word got out the rat on Haight-Ashbury was being ...

I've gotten even faxes from art dealers, - Saving Banksy

I've gotten even faxes from art dealers,

My goal is to find a place to put this
where the public can enjoy it. - Saving Banksy

My goal is to find a place to put this where the public can ...

Eventually, a meeting was arranged
with John Zarobell - Saving Banksy

Eventually, a meeting was arranged with John Zarobell

Okay, we're pulling up to
the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Saving Banksy

Okay, we're pulling up to the San Francisco Museum of M...

They've said that they're interested
in taking the Banksy from me, - Saving Banksy

They've said that they're interested in taking the...

We touch on a lot
of different worlds of art, - Saving Banksy

We touch on a lot of different worlds of art,

So, when someone like Banksy comes, - Saving Banksy

So, when someone like Banksy comes,

You know, seeing this,
it's funny because here he blends, - Saving Banksy

You know, seeing this, it's funny because here he blend...

There's this level of street art,
perhaps teenagers with spray paint, - Saving Banksy

There's this level of street art, perhaps teenagers wit...

He's figuring out how to use the stencil
and make it into a complex-- - Saving Banksy

He's figuring out how to use the stencil and make it in...

I mean, this is
a pretty complex piece of stencil. - Saving Banksy

I mean, this is a pretty complex piece of stencil.

You know, this is a very sort
of rudimentary piece of street art, - Saving Banksy

You know, this is a very sort of rudimentary piece of street...

Oh, yeah.
With the little star cap on, right. - Saving Banksy

Oh, yeah. With the little star cap on, right.

So, he's the Socialist rat. - Saving Banksy

So, he's the Socialist rat.

I had an offer last week
from, uh, an art dealer in LA. - Saving Banksy

I had an offer last week from, uh, an art dealer in LA.

I took that down not to sell it,
but I'm taking it down - Saving Banksy

I took that down not to sell it, but I'm taking it down

- Right.
- So, in my original email to-- - Saving Banksy

- Right. - So, in my original email to--

...was would you be interested
if I donated this piece. - Saving Banksy

...was would you be interested if I donated this piece.

Is it something that SF MOMA
would be interested in? - Saving Banksy

Is it something that SF MOMA would be interested in?

That's a really good question,
because as I said, - Saving Banksy

That's a really good question, because as I said,

I'm actually gonna interrupt here - Saving Banksy

I'm actually gonna interrupt here

Um, is the camera off? - Saving Banksy

Um, is the camera off?

And I got an email
from John Zarobell today that says, - Saving Banksy

And I got an email from John Zarobell today that says,

Well, Banksy can't sign off on it
for a number of different reasons. - Saving Banksy

Well, Banksy can't sign off on it for a number of diffe...

He doesn't authenticate his street pieces
because people are taking them down - Saving Banksy

He doesn't authenticate his street pieces because peopl...

If he signs a letter of authentication,
he's admitting to a crime, - Saving Banksy

If he signs a letter of authentication, he's admitting ...

These institutions are being offered
the chance to own a Banksy for nothing, - Saving Banksy

These institutions are being offered the chance to own a Ban...

I think, at the end of the day, - Saving Banksy

I think, at the end of the day,

People would like to see it.
It's, you know, it's exciting. - Saving Banksy

People would like to see it. It's, you know, it's ...

I just got an email back from
my contact over in Banksy's operation. - Saving Banksy

I just got an email back from my contact over in Banksy'...

I would just talk to your MOMA person
and tell them to be on the lookout - Saving Banksy

I would just talk to your MOMA person and tell them to be on...

So, that's a friend that has contacts
with Banksy's people. - Saving Banksy

So, that's a friend that has contacts with Banksy'...

I asked him to call
and see if we could get something - Saving Banksy

I asked him to call and see if we could get something

And if that's the case, - Saving Banksy

And if that's the case,

Again, you were looking
for some sort of document - Saving Banksy

Again, you were looking for some sort of document

The museum wouldn't accept it
unless they had a document - Saving Banksy

The museum wouldn't accept it unless they had a documen...

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Internationally known graffiti artist, Banksy, left his mark on San Francisco in April 2010. Little did he know that this act of vandalism would spark a chain of events that includes one of his rats being removed from a wall, Muse...

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Director: Colin M. Day

Writer: Éva Boros, Paul Polycarpou

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 73/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $47,965

Released: 13 Jan 2017

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

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