"In the mid-90s photographer Ariel Van Straten interviewed Malcolm McLaren for a film about graffiti art. Entitled Getting Your Name Up, the short was made for a video-only issue of Don’t Tell It magazine, to raise awareness of the plight of Simon Sunderland, who had been jailed for five years for committing criminal damage on the rail network in South Yorkshire using the tag ‘Fista’.
Now Van Straten has uploaded the 60-minute unedited interview – filmed at his London flat by Nick Clark and recorded by Jossie Avrats – to Youtube." Along with Getting your Name Up- film Short, also by Ariel Van Straten.
Now Van Straten has uploaded the 60-minute unedited interview – filmed at his London flat by Nick Clark and recorded by Jossie Avrats – to Youtube." Along with Getting your Name Up- film Short, also by Ariel Van Straten.
Getting Your Name Up
By Ariel Van Straten, Photographer. Approx. 6:54 mins; English Dialogue. Ariel Van Straten You Tube Channel, Copyright 2015.
"A short film from 1996 for Don't tell it magazine-The film was for rising awarness of the improsonment of graffiti writer Simon Sunderland aka "Fista" who was given five years in jail for graffiti writing in Shefield and was later released on appeal."
Malcolm McLaren Interview. Un-Edited. Rare Footage.
By Ariel Van Straten, Photographer. Approx. 1:02:01 hr; English Dialogue. Ariel Van Straten YouTube Channel, Copyright, 2015.
"This is an unedited interview from a short film I directed called "Getting your name up"the film was for the video issue of Don't tell it magazine and was to rise awareness of the improsonment of graffiti writer Simon Sunderland aka"Fista". I asked Malcolm for his help with an interview and obliged happily."