Ron English's Abraham Obama Film Tralier

When infamous street artist Ron Englishs image of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama merged together gains national attention for being illegally pasted all over Boston, he decides to gather a crew of artists and musicians and take off across America, plastering the image wherever they can find an open wall. In the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson and the Merry Pranksters, Ron English and crew take you on an unforgettable trip through Americas underground. Along the way they meet up with counter culture heroes such as Shepard Fairey, Morgan Spurlock, and David Choe, and spread their subversive propaganda to Americas heartland on a grassroots campaign to get Barack Obama elected. Abraham Obama is a raw unfiltered look at the power of street art and offers a rare
glimpse inside the insane lives of some the most prolific artists in America today.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Ron English
• Shepard Fairey
• David Choe
• Sam Flores
• Barack Obama
• Obama
• Barack
• Graffiti
• Street Art

[debbyruby]

I LUV that this trailer opened with Ron English plastering his "art" over another's graffiti "Art." Artists unite! Did he get permission to cover that other piece of art? Was that his commentary on the art he didn't like? Time for all of us artists to start putting our art over another's. Thanks for the mutual respect.

[JetSetGraffiti]

We had permission from the neighborhood and the building owner to go over that mural for the production.  Since then, Ron's artwork has been removed. We let the original mural be seen again... DON'T get it twisted.

[CheapShotMorgan23]

lol thats what i like to see.....

[gangstanbg]

repubican...

[bladder1010]

So how'd that "nice left turn" work out for you, then?

[paintfart]

What a complete JOKE ! Obama has done absolutely NOTHING! for AMERICA! He made sure to bail out all his big time supporters AIG,NORTHERN TRUST,GM UNIONS, GE WHICH OWNS NBC ! ALL WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS! Hello BIG GOVERNMENT !BIG BUREAUCRACY! THIS MEDIA MADE PRESIDENT IS A FAILURE ! WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pntballprinces]

anyone know the song? Like i know it opens up with Sweet Cream by Matt Patton. But what is the Yes We Can remix? Anyone know where I can find that?

Thanks!

[debbyruby]

I'm glad it was ok for all parties involved. Just Not a clever spot to start this trailer. I believe all creative souls would skip a breath when they see another piece covered over.