Obey the Giant

Directed by Julian Marshall · Starring Christopher Alan, Patrick Collins, Sarah Cote, Max Derderian · 2012

As a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, a young Shepard Fairey begins plastering a strange André the Giant sticker around Providence, drawing unwanted attention from the city's authorities.

The first narrative film about street artist Shepard Fairey's beginnings, tracing how a joke sticker became a global icon.

This film is based on the true story of Shepard Fairey's first act of street art during his time at Rhode Island School of Design from 1989-1992.

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