And it is these scenes, functioning more like trailers for "American Psycho" and advertisements for Mr. Ellis's books than as perceptive and illuminating critical translations of his work, that most contradict the designation of "This Is Not an Exit" as "documentary biography".
Another Oscar nomination, for the documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop," followed.
In Banksy's 2010 documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop," his face was pixelated.
Indeed, his critically acclaimed documentary, "Exit Through the Gift Shop", considers this odd mix of art, hype and commerce.
Mr. Brainwash gained notoriety through the 2010 documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" by the British graffiti artist Bansky.
But with his latest project, the documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop," he is laboring to convince audiences that he's playing it straight.
To supplement its income Range Life has leveraged its D.I.Y. credibility to promote movies like the Banksy documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop".
Filming is due to start next month under director Jaimie D'Cruz, who made the award-winning art documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop with graffiti artist Banksy.
But there is still room for some surprises, like whether Banksy, who directed the nominated subversive street-art documentary "Exit Through the Gift Shop" with Jaimie D'Cruz, will reveal himself, or do anything to upstage the show.
For his part, Banksy, who documented, and poked fun at, the rise of street art culture in his Oscar-nominated documentary, "Exit Through the Gift Shop," which starred Mr. Brainwash, has always differentiated between public murals and work for collectors.
