Benjamin Smoke

Name: Benjamin Smoke
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2000-09-13
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Benjamin Dickerson, Patti Smith

2000·Documentary·1h 12m

7.1

★

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.

Directed by Jem Cohen and Peter Sillen

gay theme

gay artist

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Cast

Patti Smith

Herself

Crew

Jem Cohen

Director

Peter Sillen

Director

Popular Reviews

7 reviews

Patrick SD

10.0★ · 10/14/25

I own the exact poster that I use for this film which is pretty cool. Not even a reprint, the exact poster that was scanned and added to the app. Jem Cohen ily

Club Skunk

8.9★ · 06/29/25

Benjamin was so bold and so original and so brave and cool as all hell. He, like so many gay men of his generation, should still be with us today. The senseless, hateful tragedy of the AIDS crisis is something that I don't think I'll ever really be able to grasp the weight of. What a hideous thing that this country allowed to happen to so many of its people. Beautiful film.

Patrick SD

Cohen’s in my top 10 directors after this one, just brilliant.

landon

9.0★ · 05/27/25

Favorite documentary I've watched ever hands down. Benjamin you are so beautiful, rest easy

violeta

8.0★ · 05/02/25

black country, new road para los reales