Trailer for the highly acclaimed documentary by directors jem cohen fugazi. Tra i clienti fissi del negozio ce paul benjamin, scrittore colpito da. Smoke streaming ita altadefinizione guarda film film ita. Writer paul benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves auggie wrens smoke shop. The film includes a special appearance by patti smith and photographs by michael ackerman. Made with a filmmaking approach as distinctive as the artist himself, the documentary moves between performances, artifacts, and snapshots to construct a collage representation, rather than a chronological account, of this unique soul. Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, tv and ancillary revenue are available through our. Hopefully, this film will introduce more people across the country and even. Benjamin smoke born robert dickerson was an american poet and singersongwriter who fronted the atlanta, georgia bands smoke and the opal foxx quartet. This documentary presents a portrait, intermingling footage of him talking about his difficult life with performances by his band smoke, in which he was lead vocalistwriter.
There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Benjamin smoke 2000 directed by jem cohen, peter sillen. Benjamin smoke follows the crooked path of this fringedweller, speedfreak, occasional dragqueen and allaround renegade living in the hidden atlanta neighborhood called cabbagetown, and playing with his band smoke. Benjamin smoke is the highly acclaimed documentary by directors jem cohen fugazi. As a portrait of a man barely qualifying for a cinematic portrait, benjamin smoke is a trifle, but when sillen and cohen turn their cameras on the weedy, workaday, hellhole america that benjamin. January 16, 2001 the story of benjamin born robert dickerson a noted singersongwriter who had an alternate lifestyle and created alternate music, is sometimes described as a tragedy. Benjamin smoke is a haunting portrait of robert dickerson, known as benjamin, lead singer of the atlantabased band smoke.
Im not too familiar with wayne wangs work, only having seen anywhere but here before, but i was thoroughly impressed with this film. A documentary that was a labour of love for directors jem cohen and peter sillen about robert dickerson, alias benjamin, a cult singersongwriterdragqueen from. Benjamin smoke full frame documentary film festival. At the beginning of benjamin smoke, some lines from a patti smith poem appear on screen, and later ms. Smith herself appears, to recite the poem and pay tribute to the life and music of the film s subject, an atlanta musician, hustler, and occasional drag queen known to his fans and collaborators as benjamin. Now, thanks to the documentary benjamin smoke, ive got a more fully rounded. Rock music developed from the rock and roll music that emerged during the 1950s, and includes a diverse. In life, the late atlanta musician known as benjamin. We live in the atlanta neighborhood featured in the film, so of course it has a certain poignancy that others may not get. Smoke is a great off beat film that took me by surprise. He performed his final concert in atlanta, georgia on new years eve, 1998.
Smoke is a very good movie and wasnt quite what i was expecting. Benjamin smoke is less a biography than an enticing snapshot and, just as they romantically portray atlantas downandout cabbagetown neighborhood as. Benjamin smoke is a cinematic love letter from the directors and a fine example of exquisite still photography. Benjamin smoke 2000 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A documentary which examines the life of the hivpositive leader of the atlanta band smoke. This is an excerpt from benjamin smoke, a film ten years in the making, about a radical, gay rock n roller who. Filmed with a variety of film, including 8mm bw, this is a sparce, and stark film. The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1990s. Instrument and peter sillen speed racer on legendary underground musician benjamin. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Benjamin smoke a documentary on the short life of benjamin by robert roten, film critic.
Subsequent records, with a metallic edge, confused fans of the first one, and whitley slipped. Benjamin was a drag queen, a speedfreak and a frontman for dozens of doomed bands. Andy serkis in talks to play alfred pennyworth in matt reeves the batman exclusive. Benjamin smoke robert dickerson was an hivpositive drug addict, drag queen musician. Benjamin smoke 2000 changes the movie database tmdb. He was noted for being a radical rock n roll performer. Smoke in streaming, noleggia streaming, acquista download. Benjamin smoke follows the crooked path of this fringedweller, speedfreak, occasional dragqueen and allaround renegade living in the hidden atlanta neighborhood called. It is portrayed as sad in the movie benjamin smoke, but it is clearly no tragedy. Holding up the eu as a paragon of liberalism is an insult to the thousands of refugees who have drowned due to its border policy, says activist ben smoke. Benjamin smoke 2000, directed by jem cohen and peter. Jem, you wrote in the film s press notes that benjamin smoke is a rejection of the celebritycentered documentaries that have become so prevalent. When he meets him, rashid tells him his name is paul benjamin. Smoke draws in a stellar ensemble, holds the audiences attention with a robust blend of connected stories, and sends viewers out on a pleasurable.
My only criticism is that perhaps too much of smoke s music was featured in this film. The intimate, unexpurgated story of the queer southern blues that emanated from an atlantareared, hivpositive, dragqueen addict and his shortlived band, benjamin smoke. Benjamin smoke is a documentary directed by jem cohen, peter sillen. Financial analysis of benjamin smoke 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. He died on january 29, 1999 due to liver failure caused by hepatitis c at age 39. Video archive for the film benjamin smoke, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2000. Luc santa is dazzled by a film about his fast life and sad death. It is the actual presence of patti smith that confers a profound sort of grace on the film.
Benjamin smoke follows the crooked path of this fringedweller, speedfreak, occasional dragqueen and allaround renegade. Buy this dvd, i just want to share these portions so you guys may go out and buy the dvd,this is a haunting beautiful doc. Considering that benjamin smoke is quite a character, you will appreciate his personality as well this indie documentary on the final days of his life. Trailer for the documentary benjamin smoke robert dickerson lived in cabbagetown, a broken shell of a dead mill town near atlanta, home of the gokarts and little kids that go to jail really young, whose parents all do inhalants. Smoke streaming ita altadefinizione cb01streaming ita. Recensioni ben scritte e gradite dai lettori contribuiranno a migliorare il tuo feedback.
It neither tells the complete story of richard benjamin dickerson, nor does it shed much light on the alternative music scene of atlanta. The movie is a delicate creation, with no big punch line or payoff. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Benjamin first heard smith more than 20 years ago and decided on the spot he wanted to make music. That was radically changed when i saw benjamin smoke, at a local art house theater. Ben smoke fuxk it freestyle this video is unavailable. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age. Cohen and collaborator peter stillen outline the bare bones of dissolute drag queen and singersongwriter benjamin s. Benjamin smoke is the documentary by directors jem cohen and peter sillen on legendary underground musician benjamin smoke.