Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
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| Released: | Toronto, Vancouver |
| Director: | Celeste Bell, Paul Sng |
| Producer: | Daria Nitsche, Matthew Silverman, Rebecca Mark-Lawson |
| Studio: | Photon Films |
| Cast: | Poly Styrene, Celeste Bell, Ruth Negga, Neneh Cherry |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Length: | 89 minutes |
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Synopsis
She introduced the world to a new sound of rebellion, using her unconventional voice to sing about identity, consumerism, postmodernism, and everything she saw unfolding in late 1970s Britain, with a rare prescience. As the frontwoman of X-Ray Spex, the Anglo-Somali punk musician was also a key inspiration for the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. But the late punk maverick didn't just leave behind an immense cultural footprint.