dan pattisall - FishbowlDC http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc Where Politics & DC Media Mesh Copyright 2013 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:52:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Cool “Disco” Dan Makes His Mark On D.C. Cool “Disco” Dan, a graffiti legend in Washington, is the subject of a new documentary that will be premiered at the AFI Theater in Silver Spring on February 23rd at 8pm. “The Legend of Cool ‘Disco’ Dan” will focus on Dan’s graffiti art that spread through the streets of Washington, D.C. It will also examine the era that saw the rise of G0-Go music, rampant crack abuse, racial tensions and media sensationalism.

Graffiti historian Roger Gastman and filmmaker Dan Pattisall say that they spent over 10 years researching and documenting the unknown stories of Cool “Disco” Dan for the movie. The film is narrated by fellow D.C. native Henry Rollins, who will attnd the premiere.

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]]> Peter Ogburn http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/cool-disco-dan-makes-his-mark-on-d-c-henry-rollins_b94742#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/cool-disco-dan-makes-his-mark-on-d-c-henry-rollins_b94742 http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/?p=94742 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:00:14 +0000