Shot over 11 years by acclaimed fashion photographer Steven Sebring, "Patti Smith: Dream of Life" is a remarkable plunge into the life, art, memories and philosophical reflections of the legendary rocker, poet and artist.
Shot over 11 years by acclaimed fashion photographer Steven Sebring, this documentary is a remarkable plunge into the life, art, memories and philosophical reflections of rocker, poet and artist Patti Smith.PBS
Sometimes dubbed the "godmother of punk" — a designation justified by clips of her early rage-fueled performances — Smith was much more than that when she broke through with her 1975 debut album, Horses. A poet and visual artist as well as a rocker, she befriended and collaborated with some of the brightest lights of the American counterculture, an often testosterone-driven scene to which she brought a swagger and fierceness all her own.
POV: Patti Smith: Dream of Life, Friday at 9:30 p.m. on PBS-HD 6.
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