Starting its run at the IFC Center this week is Beautiful Losers, a great little film by Aaron Rose and (co-director) Joshua Leonard about the sub-culture of DIY artists that emerged in the 1990s. Combining art, music, and film, these street artists tried to reverse the flow of commercial artistry and make expression as instinctive and impulsive as possible. The film focuses on said street art artists like Thomas Campbell, Mike Mills, Cheryl Dunn, Harmony Korine, and Aaron Rose himself, as well as many others from around this distinctive community. It's a great flick that is sure to set some fireworks off in your mind and make you question why you purchased all of those bastardized Warhol posters. Beautiful Losers ends its run at IFC on Thursday the 21st, so make sure you check this one out while it's still ripe and fresh in one of the best venues for film discovery in the city. Here's a blurb from the film's website, followed by the trailer:

Developing their craft with almost no influence from the "establishment" art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories...speaking to themes of what happens when the outside becomes "in" as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today's youth.