Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
“Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard...”
2021•1h 36m•6.6•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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.
Director
Paul Sng
Writer
Zoë Howe, Celeste Bell, Paul Sng
Languages
English
Studio
Polydoc Films
Cast
Poly Styrene
Herself (Archive Footage)
Celeste Bell
Self/Narrator
Ruth Negga
Poly Styrene (voice)
Neneh Cherry
Self
Youth
Self
Bruno Aleph Wizard
Self
Kathleen Hanna
Self
Thurston Moore
Self
Vivienne Westwood
Self
Don Letts
Self
Jonathan Ross
Self
John Robb
Self
Vivien Goldman
Self
Tony Wilson
Self (Archive Footage)
John Cooper Clarke
Self (Archive Footage)
Production
Company
Polydoc Films
Company
Velvet Joy Productions
Company
Doc Society
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