Jean-Michel Basquiat on Instagram: ""Basquiat" is a 1996 American biographical drama directed, written, and partially scored by Julian Schnabel in his directorial debut. This film traces the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a seminal figure in American postmodernist and neo-expressionist art, marking the first time a movie about an American painter was both written and directed by another painter. Jeffrey Wright stars as Basquiat, a Brooklyn native who evolved from his graffiti roots to pioneering