Graffiti Limbo offers unique insight into what may be the ultimate expression of public art. Graffiti is a vibrant combination of art and urban dissent that emerged from the streets and inspired artists such as Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat. It is one of the few art forms where artists face arrest and even death as they create their art. For some, however, it is a form of vandalism that causes millions of dollars in property damage and is used by gangs to mark turf in inner cities

Graffiti Limbo looks at the street origins of graffiti art, where illegal tagging, bombing, and throw ups are all a part of its subversive essence. It explores the development of graffiti as a legitimate art form celebrated at international festivals, illustrating the tension among those writers who seek a legitimate outlet for their art form and those who would arrest all writers as gang-inspired vandals.

The documentary is set against the backdrop of Paint Louis, one of the largest international graffiti festivals. Graffiti writers from throughout the world gather in St Louis, Missouri, to take advantage of one of the few legitimate forums in which they express their art. During the three-day annual festival the city’s two-mile-long flood wall becomes a canvas for some of the world’s premier artists and crews. The festival has been the subject of much controversy among those who see it as encouraging vandalism and others who see it as a ground-breaking cultural event.

Graffiti Limbo features interviews with some of the premier writers in the graffiti world and features their vibrant, intriguing art work. Art historians speak about the significance and emergence of graffiti as an art form that took hold in the '70s and has influenced an entire subculture of design, art and hip hop culture.