Benjamin Smoke
Directed by Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen • 2000 • United States
Far from a standard music documentary, Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen’s loving portrait of underground musician Benjamin Smoke—speed freak, drag queen, and a true outsider artist in every sense of the word—captures his singular personality (described by Cohen as a kind of “Deep South, dirt-poor Oscar Wilde”), mesmerizing performances, and the unique world of his Cabbagetown neighborhood in Atlanta. Filmed in evocative black and white, BENJAMIN SMOKE is a poignant tribute to a life lived totally and uncompromisingly on the margins.
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Benjamin Smoke
Directed by Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen • 2000 • United States
Far from a standard music documentary, Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen’s loving portrait of underground musician Benjamin Smoke—speed freak, drag queen, and a true outsider artist in every sense of the word—captures his singular personalit...
Extras
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Jem Cohen Interview
A true hero of DIY cinema, Jem Cohen has been pursuing his own brand of defiantly independent artistry for more than four decades across films of many shapes and sizes, including city symphonies, collaborations with musicians, artist portraits, and semiscripted features. A poetic chronicler of ur...
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BENJAMIN SMOKE Deleted Scenes
The following deleted scenes feature additional interviews and performances from Benjamin Smoke.
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Cat Power: Live from Fur City
This 2002 performance from Cat Power was filmed and recorded at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York.
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Vic Chestnutt: The Fox and Little Vic
This 2002 recording of a performance by singer-songwriter Vic Chestnutt was recorded in Brooklyn, New York at Shiny Little Studios.
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Georgia Thief
This 2002 recording of Benjamin Smoke was filmed at the Clermont Lounge in Atlanta, Georgia.
