Watching My Name Go By
1976, English. Directed by Julia Cave.
Watching My Name Go By is a 1976 BBC documentary on the birth of graffiti in New York City, and the fight to both prevent it, and expand it's artistic value. In 'Watching my name go by' kids in New York have a unique kind of occupation - sitting on the subway stations ' watching my name go by'. Eleven to 17-year olds compete to see how many times they can 'get their names up ' in a colorful way - a kind of graffiti cult game which has its own rules and regulations. It's illegal and dangerous-some New Yorkers think it's a kind of ' art others think it's disgusting.
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- 0h 25m
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- English
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- 23 January 1976
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Watching My Name Go By runs 25 minutes (0h 25m).
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Watching My Name Go By isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 January 1976. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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If you liked Watching My Name Go By, try Style Wars, Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis, 4 Little Girls.
Who directed Watching My Name Go By?
Watching My Name Go By (1976) was directed by Julia Cave.