This fascinating documentary tracks the evolution of the biggest participatory art project in the world, the wildly popular 'INSIDE OUT'. Travel the globe with French artist JR as he motivates entire communities to define their most important causes with incredibly passionate displays of giant black and white portraits pasted in the street. We witness young and old taking ownership of walls that were previously restricted and in doing so testing the limits of what they thought was possible. In capturing the process, Alastair Siddons creates a glowing testament to the power of image and the role that art can play in transforming communities.

The film premiered in 2013, in the United States in April (at the Tribeca Film Festival and on HBO), in the United Kingdom in October, and in France at the MK2 Bibliothèque in Paris in November of that year. It is currently available for view exclusively in the United States on HBO. The French version is planned to be released as a DVD later this year, with an international release to follow.

Contact: Emile Abinal emile@jr-art.net

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Film Crew

INSIDE OUT, The People's Art Project has been created, developed and produced by a team of friends sharing the same passion for art and action, freedom, identity and limit. They all have been involved in JR's work for years on different levels.

Alastair Siddons

Director

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Alastair was born in London on 29/7/1978. He is a director, writer and producer across documentary and drama.

INSIDE OUT is his second feature length documentary after his critically acclaimed debut TURN IT LOOSE which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2009. It was picked up for theatrical release by MK2 Diffusion.

JR

artist

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JR exhibits freely in the streets of the world, catching the attention of people who are not typical museum visitors. From the suburbs of Paris to Israel/Palestine, from the slums of Kenya to the favelas of Brazil, his work mixes Art and Act, talks about commitment, freedom, identity and limit.

Emile Abinal

Producer

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Emile Abinal has a degree from l'Ecole du Louvre and of the Sorbonne, in History of Art and Archeology. Appreciative of the hip-hop culture, particularly in graffiti, he befriends the French artist JR right at his beginnings in 2001. He collaborates occasionally with him in early 2003, launching his first two publications (Carnet de Rue and Portrait of a Generation). The collaboration becomes official when he committed in 2007 to JR's Face 2 Face project in Middle-East.

Sharon Harel Cohen

coproducer

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Sharon Harel-Cohen has been involved in producing and financing more than 50 films, personally and through the production and distribution companies she has founded. She is an executive producer of Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and The Company, David Cronenberg’s Spider, Roman Polanski’s Death & The Maiden, Sylvia starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Dancing at Lughnasa starring Meryl Streep and many others.

Marco berrebi

executive producer

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Marc Berrebi (alias Marco) shares his time between his professional activity (mHealth technology - connectivity of medical devices) and his artistic commitments.In 2006/2007, Marco launched with JR the Face2Face project, the biggest illegal artist event ever. They posted in 8 cities and on both sides of the Separation Fence huge portraits of Israeli and Palestinians doing the same jobs.

JANE rosenthal

executive producer

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Since co-founding Tribeca Productions with Robert De Niro in 1988, Jane Rosenthal has distinguished herself as a leading film producer with a roster of both critically and commercially acclaimed work.
In 2001, in an effort to spur the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhat- tan, Rosenthal co-founded the Tribeca Film Festival.

leo haidar

executive producer

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Leo Haidar began his entertainment industry career as an intern at CNN in Berlin, atten- ding his first film festival with a press badge.
After qualifying as a lawyer in the UK, Leo moved to Paris and has been working behind the scenes on studio productions and independent films ever since, often acting as a bridge between filmmakers and financiers on either side of the Atlantic.

sol guy

executive producer

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Sol Guy’s passion to connect art and activism, and to truly live what he loves has taken him on a unique creative journey. It has given him the opportunity to work closely with some of the highest profile artists of our time, such as Lauryn Hill, B.I.G., Cameron Diaz, Joaquin Phoenix, M.I.A., The Roots, Outkast, Wu- Tang, K’naan and more. Moreover, this journey has provided him with many roles throughout his career from his early days as a rapper in the legendary Canadian Hip Hop group The Rascalz to a TV host, film producer, artist manager and social entrepreneur.

Guillaume Lefrançois

coproducer

Guillaume Lefrançois approached his first movie set as a member of the Paris Fire Brigade. Over the years, he climbed the ladder of location management and production, always adapting to the most diverse filming conditions. He built his experience over the shootings of French and international feature films, as well as documentaries, music videos or television commercials. He is a Unit Production Manager since 2008, and joined JR’s team in 2011, for the launch of the Inside Out project. During two years of shooting, he followed director Alastair Siddons on all fronts. He is now working with JR as an overseas field producer, and pursuing several film projects.