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Vigilante Vigilante

By Cervante Pope

In math, a positive plus a positive equal a positive–even two negatives equal a positive. But is the same said in regards to creative expression? Can free speech negate free speech? Such a topic is discussed in Vigilante Vigilante, a documentary delving into the subculture of graffiti artists vs. the anti-graffiti artists. Bay Area based filmmakers Nathan Wollman and Max Good chronicle these “buffers” and their tireless endeavors in undoing “graffiti” by covering it up with more of the same. The film challenges what is deemed right by way of speech and evokes the viewer into questioning how far is too far when it comes to the first amendment? Vigilante Vigilante is a well done, thought provoking and culturally relevant film guaranteed to entertain, no matter which side you’re on.

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