Jisoe

Justin "Jisoe" Hughes (B. 1977) is a Melbourne-based graffiti writer.[1] He was also known as Jizlad. and was the subject of the 2005 film Jisoe, directed by Eddie Martin, which gained a cult following among graffiti writers. Critic and filmmaker Megan Spencer hailed the documentary as one of her favorites.[2]

Jisoe won two prizes at two separate Australian Film Festivals in 2005, at the St. Kilda and Sundance events although Hughes received no money for his involvement in the production.

The film follows a 24 year old Hughes over a period of a few months in 2001 in which he is at large as a notorious Graffiti artist who specializes in the often spontaneous and rapid style of tagging trains or “Train bombing”

Under the alias “Jisoe” Hughes famously committed numerous acts of theft and criminal damage bare faced in broad daylight and often philosophized his beliefs which included his ability to justify his hobbies of Graffiti and Stealing from large corporations due to his hatred of money and western society and a love hate relationship with Cannabis

References
  1. "ThreeThousandReview". threethousand. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. "Megan Spencer ACMI". ACMI. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011.

3. Protagonist of “Jisoe” (Full Documentary) available with a quick Google search


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