{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Obey the Giant - The Shepard Fairey Biopic","height":764,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/obey-the-giant-film.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-04-20T10:20:06Z","description":"Shepard Fairey and his alter ego Obey the Giant are street art legends! Now a young film-maker creates the first Shepard Fairey biopic...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShepard Fairy\u003c/strong\u003e aka \u003cem\u003eObey The Giant\u003c/em\u003e is not just the head behind the well-known Obama election poster and \u003ca href=\"/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/\"\u003ethis cover\u003c/a\u003e for Time Magazine’s \u003cem\u003ePerson of the Year\u003c/em\u003e 2011 issue. No, he also is one of the early-birds of the international street art movement, a true legend if you like to call it that way and for that reason got \u003ca href=\"/simpsons-street-art-tribute/\"\u003ehis tribute\u003c/a\u003e in one of the latest \u003cem\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c/em\u003e episodes! Now, Shepard is going to get his own first film: \u003cem\u003eObey The Giant\u003c/em\u003e - The Shepard Fairey biopic\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBased on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art, Obey The Giant tells the story of a young skate punk challenging a big-city mayor and the powers-that-be at art school. Frustrated by his inability to gain respect within the confines of art school Shepard sets out to gain notoriety and acclaim by targeting the most powerful man in Providence, former Mayor Buddy Cianci. Risking expulsion and jail time Shepard plasters Andre the Giant’s face over the image of Cianci on a campaign billboard. As word of Shepard’s prank gets out, Shepard learns that art is a weapon and attention is both a blessing and a curse.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirected by Julian Marshall, a 21-year old student at at Rhode Island School of Design (the same university Shepard went to), pre-production and shooting was already finished. What’s missing is the entire process of post-production. Therefore, the crew is now on Kickstarter looking for some funding to finish the film.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re a fan of Shepard or if you appreciate his work for the public arts, \u003ca href=\"http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139669261/obey-the-giant-the-first-narrative-film-about-obey\"\u003ebecome a backer\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 764\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"764\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"764\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_f745f639dfb7df86.avif 480w, /obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_7bcde2285cd7762c.avif 960w, /obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_fec9f7a8ece285ec.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_d0ac423c2acb90aa.webp 480w, /obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_c0bb39e8339591ac.webp 960w, /obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_a7e615621ac42560.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_3df256fad5b72e09.jpg\" srcset=\"/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_c2fb24a8ff98e97e.jpg 480w, /obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_5af5ffdac7785a9a.jpg 960w, /obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie_hu_3df256fad5b72e09.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"598\" alt=\"shepard fairey movie\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eshepard fairey movie\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/04/kickstart-shepard-fairey-obey-the-giant/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.welikethat.de/2012/04/20/obey-the-giant-the-first-narrative-film-about-obey/\"\u003ewelikethat.de\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\n**Shepard Fairy** aka *Obey The Giant* is not just the head behind the well-known Obama election poster and [this cover](/shepard-fairey-protester-of-the-year/) for Time Magazine’s *Person of the Year* 2011 issue. No, he also is one of the early-birds of the international street art movement, a true legend if you like to call it that way and for that reason got [his tribute](/simpsons-street-art-tribute/) in one of the latest *The Simpsons* episodes! Now, Shepard is going to get his own first film: *Obey The Giant* - The Shepard Fairey biopic...\n\n*Based on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art, Obey The Giant tells the story of a young skate punk challenging a big-city mayor and the powers-that-be at art school. Frustrated by his inability to gain respect within the confines of art school Shepard sets out to gain notoriety and acclaim by targeting the most powerful man in Providence, former Mayor Buddy Cianci. Risking expulsion and jail time Shepard plasters Andre the Giant’s face over the image of Cianci on a campaign billboard. As word of Shepard’s prank gets out, Shepard learns that art is a weapon and attention is both a blessing and a curse.*\n\nDirected by Julian Marshall, a 21-year old student at at Rhode Island School of Design (the same university Shepard went to), pre-production and shooting was already finished. What’s missing is the entire process of post-production. Therefore, the crew is now on Kickstarter looking for some funding to finish the film.\n\nIf you’re a fan of Shepard or if you appreciate his work for the public arts, [become a backer](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139669261/obey-the-giant-the-first-narrative-film-about-obey)!\n\n![shepard fairey movie](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/shepard-fairey-movie.jpg\u003e)\n\nshepard fairey movie \nVia [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/04/kickstart-shepard-fairey-obey-the-giant/) and [welikethat.de](http://www.welikethat.de/2012/04/20/obey-the-giant-the-first-narrative-film-about-obey/).\n","tags":["Documentary Film","Obey","Shepard Fairey","American Street Art"],"title":"Obey the Giant - The Shepard Fairey Biopic","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/obey-the-giant-shepard-fairey-biopic/"}