Part poet, part activist, part mother, part painter, part singer ... all parts Patti Smith. The iconic New York avant-garde punk rocker is now the subject of a documentary film from aspiring director Steven Sebring. The 109 minute documentary, which bears the same title as her 1996 album Dream of Life, follows Smith intimately and shows her different passions overlapping each other to create the artist within her. The film premiered at this year's Sundance Film festival and the Sundance Channel put together the following clip with Smith and Sebring talking about the film. A trailer for the beautifully shot film is also available on the "film's Web site.":http://www.dreamoflifethemovie.com/In conjunction with the film, Smith is displaying an installation of things "inspired by the process of discovering during eleven years of filming." The installation, "also viewable on the documentary's Web site":http://www.dreamoflifethemovie.com/objects-of-live#image/:slideshow_1, is titled Objects of Life. Among the things photographed are a Persian urn, a handmade tambourine, a childhood dress, a strado gun and other objects that all either are linked directly with Smith or with persons in the film. A rare unseen painting by Smith also surfaces in the display.
Part poet, part activist, part mother, part painter, part singer ... all parts Patti Smith. The iconic New York avant-garde punk rocker is now the subject of a documentary film from aspiring director Steven Sebring. The 109 minute documentary, which bears the same title as her 1996 album Dream of Life, follows Smith intimately and shows her different passions overlapping each other to create the artist within her. The film premiered at this year's Sundance Film festival and the Sundance Channel put together the following clip with Smith and Sebring talking about the film. A trailer for the beautifully shot film is also available on the "film's Web site.":http://www.dreamoflifethemovie.com/In conjunction with the film, Smith is displaying an installation of things "inspired by the process of discovering during eleven years of filming." The installation, "also viewable on the documentary's Web site":http://www.dreamoflifethemovie.com/objects-of-live#image/:slideshow_1, is titled Objects of Life. Among the things photographed are a Persian urn, a handmade tambourine, a childhood dress, a strado gun and other objects that all either are linked directly with Smith or with persons in the film. A rare unseen painting by Smith also surfaces in the display.
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Amazing, indeed. Patti Smith is my number one. She's the only person I've ever felt at loss for words upon meeting. Looking forward to the film.