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Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché (2021)

Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard...

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Paul Sng, Celeste Bell

Synopsis

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.

Actors

Poly Styrene
Poly Styrene
Herself (Archive Footage)
Celeste Bell
Celeste Bell
Self/Narrator
Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga
Poly Styrene (voice)
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry
Self
Youth
Youth
Self
Bruno Aleph Wizard
Bruno Aleph Wizard
Self
Kathleen Hanna
Kathleen Hanna
Self
Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Self
Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Self
Don Letts
Don Letts
Self
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Self
John Robb
John Robb
Self
Vivien Goldman
Vivien Goldman
Self
Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson
Self (Archive Footage)
John Cooper Clarke
John Cooper Clarke
Self (Archive Footage)
Rhoda Dakar
Rhoda Dakar
Self
Lora Logic
Lora Logic
Self (Archive Footage)
Paul Dean
Paul Dean
Self

Crews

Paul Sng
Paul Sng
Director
Celeste Bell
Celeste Bell
Executive Producer
Zoë Howe
Zoë Howe
Writer
Xanna Ward Dixon
Xanna Ward Dixon
Editor
Nick Ward
Nick Ward
Cinematography
Celeste Bell
Celeste Bell
Writer
Paul Sng
Paul Sng
Writer
Jennifer Souter
Jennifer Souter
Assistant Editor
Celeste Bell
Celeste Bell
Director

Trailers and other movies

Official Trailer
LIVING ROOM Q&As: Poly Styrene: I Am A Cliché Directors Celeste Bell & Paul Sng with Mark Kermode

Posters and backgrounds

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