Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché(2022)

1h 36m

Release Date: Feb 2, 2022 | Limited

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.

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Director & Top Cast

Celeste Bell
Director

Paul Sng
Director

Celeste Bell
Self, also narrator

Poly Styrene
Self

X-Ray Spex
Themselves

Hazel Emmons
Self

Don Letts

Self

Rhoda Dakar

Self

Ifrah Ahmed

Self

Kinsi Abdulleh

Self

Pauline Black

Self

Bruno Aleph Wizard

Self

Helen McCookerybook

Self

Vivienne Westwood

Self

Youth

Self

Lora Logic

Self

Paul Dean

Self

Rina Vergano

Self

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Punk icon and X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene was the first woman of colour in the UK to front a successful rock band, and a key influence on the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements. She was survived by a daughter, Celeste, who became the steward of her mother's legacy and demons, which plagued Poly's life and scarred the pair's relationship. With narration by Ruth Negga (Loving), this film follows Celeste's journey to better understand Poly as an icon and mother.