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Jisoe is a compelling observational documentary that exposes the underbelly of
Australian culture rarely explored by mainstream cinema. Set in Melbourne’s harsh
underground graffiti scene this provocative film exposes for the first time how this
international culture has carved its own identity in Australian suburbia.
The film is centred around the life of Justin Hughes (aka Jisoe), a young graffiti artist and
part of an emerging Australian underclass. The story swings between Justin’s gritty daily
existence of painting trains and smoking drugs, to sharing intimate and emotional
snapshots of Justin’s life including the birth of his new baby, the degradation of his
relationship and his eventual mental breakdown.
Although the film is set with a backdrop of ambitious graffiti art and a soundtrack of
original local Hip Hop, Jisoe is much more than just a portrait of the Melbourne graffiti
scene. It is moreover a candid human story that challenges the audience to consider an
emerging Australian underclass who are both angry and disillusioned with their place in
society. Told with an honesty only to match the honesty of the subject, Jisoe is social
commentary at it’s best