| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 93 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Celeste Bell. |
| Cast |
Jonathan Ross, Ruth Negga, Kathleen Hanna. |
| Summary |
Poly Styrene was the first woman of color in the UK to front a successful rock band. 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 front-woman of X-Ray Spex, the Anglo-Somali punk musician was also a key inspiration for the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. Featuring unseen archive material and rare diary entries narrated by Oscar-nominee Ruth Negga, this documentary follows Celeste as she examines her mother's unopened artistic archive and traverses three continents to better understand Poly the icon and Poly the mother. A Sky Original Documentary, theatrical releases in the UK by Modern Films, in the US by Utopia, and in Canada by Pacific Northwest Pictures. Official Selection, SXSW, HOTDOCS, GLASGOW, MIFF. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Ross, Jonathan.
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Negga, Ruth.
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Hanna, Kathleen.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT14815485 |
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