Movie·2021·1h 36m
Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché
Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard...
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Zoë Howe
Producer
Celeste Bell
Editor
Xanna Ward Dixon
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
17 votes
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// cast
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)
Rhoda Dakar
Self
Lora Logic
Self (Archive Footage)
Paul Dean
Self
// crew
Crew
Paul Sng
Director, Writer
Celeste Bell
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Zoë Howe
Writer
Xanna Ward Dixon
Editor
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