Benjamin Smoke
“What is the sound of the queer southern blues?”
Benjamin Smoke is the highly acclaimed documentary by directors Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen on legendary underground musician Benjamin Smoke. Benjamin Smoke follows the crooked path of this fringe-dweller, speed-freak, occasional drag-queen and all-around renegade living in the hidden Atlanta neighborhood called “Cabbagetown,” and playing with his band Smoke.
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Cast
10 people
Benjamin Dickerson
Himself (as Benjamin)
Patti Smith
Herself
Known for
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese
Film Socialisme
Jem Cohen
Noah Cowan
Peter Sillen
Tim Campion
Smoke Perkussion
Brian Halloran
Smoke Cello
Coleman Lewis
Smoke Guitar
Bill Taft
Smoke Trumpet / Banjo
Deacon Lunchbox
Deacon Lunchbox
Jem Cohen Director · Peter Sillen Director
Worldwide gross $37K · United States release September 13, 2000 · Production Gravity Hill Films
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Worldwide gross
$37,111
Production
C-Hundred Film Corporation
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Gravity Hill Films
Production
Languages
Original language
English
Release dates
United States · September 13, 2000
Theatrical
Belgium
January 16, 2004 · Brussels Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Czechia
October 27, 2000 · Jihlava Film Festival
Finland
September 22, 2001 · Helsinki International Film Festival
Hungary
October 10, 2000 · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
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