Patti Smith in person in DC

["Combs, Steve" <SteveSea>]

Patti Smith: Dream of Life

STEVEN SEBRING
USA, 2008, 109 minutes, Color and Black & White

In Person: Patti Smith and Director Steven Sebring

Winner of the cinematography prize at Sundance for director Steven Sebring, Patti Smith: Dream of Life is a hypnotic plunge, a breathing collage of this legendary musician/poet/painter/activist's philosophy and artistry that feels as if it sprang directly from her soul. A punk pioneer and spiritual child of Rimbaud, Blake, and Burroughs, Patti Smith's fierce poetry and rock music shook up New York's 1970s underground scene, and her work continues to be stirred organically by her rigorous mind, beloved artistic touchstones, and world events. Shot over 11 years, the film travels Smith's mystical interior terrain-the ideas, losses, and memories she wrestles with-and traces her outward adventures. Layered with mesmerizing recitations, music, and narration, the fluid journey incorporates performances, graveyard pilgrimages and political rallies, archival nuggets, and viriti moments with her working-class parents, children, and friends.-2008 Sundance Film Festival

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Friday, April 25 9:30 PM Lincoln Theatre
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