Patti Smith
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An interview with Patti Smith at the New York Public Library.
Frederick Wiseman's latest documentary, Ex Libris - The New York Public Library, goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world, and reveals it as a place of welcome, cultural exchange and learning. In this clip, Patti Smith is interviewed in front of an audience of library patrons.
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Funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), JustFilms/Ford Foundation, Independent Television Service (ITVS), Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program, The Pershing Square Foundation, LEF Moving Image, Kanopy, and from viewers like you. Fiscal Sponsorship provided by Utah Film Center.
Patti Smith
Clip | 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Frederick Wiseman's latest documentary, Ex Libris - The New York Public Library, goes behind the scenes of one of the greatest knowledge institutions in the world, and reveals it as a place of welcome, cultural exchange and learning. In this clip, Patti Smith is interviewed in front of an audience of library patrons.
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