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Patti Smith Gets the Documentary She Deservesnew

With Dream of Life, director (and Smith superfan) Steven Sebring has assembled a strange and beautiful tribute to Smith, equal parts biography, music video, and love letter.
The Portland Mercury  |  Alison Hallett  |  10-31-2008  |  Reviews

Director Steven Sebring's Link to Eclectic Rocker Patti Smith Pays Offnew

Dream of Life is not your typical rockumentary. But then again, its subject, Patti Smith, is not your typical rocker.
NOW Magazine  |  Susan G. Cole  |  09-29-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Patti Smith's Bohemian Rhapsodynew

Fashion photographer Steven Sebring made this impressionistic documentary over the course of 12 years with Smith's full participation.
Austin Chronicle  |  Marjorie Baumgarten  |  08-28-2008  |  Reviews

Looking Back at a Rock-and-roller Like Patti Smith is Hard to Donew

I've liked Patti Smith ever since Detroit's legendary Creem magazine published her definition of rock and roll in the poem "We Don’t Look Back!" So it's weird to see a looking-back film like Dream of Life, even though it is distinguished by documenting her constant effort to keep moving forward.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  08-07-2008  |  Reviews

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