Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

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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, ... more

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.

GENRE: Documentary
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RELEASE DATE: February 2, 2022
STARRING: Kathleen Hanna , Poly Styrene , Don Letts , Thurston Moore , Neneh Cherry
DIRECTOR(S): Celeste Bell
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WRITER(S): Celeste Bell, Zoe Howe
STUDIO: Utopia Movies
OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE: http://www.polystyrenefilm.net/

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