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Behind the Lens - Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Filmmaker Steven Sebring and Patti Smith talk to music writer Anthony DeCurtis about how they met, their decade-long collaboration, their respect for and trust in each other, and how Steven worked with 12 years of footage during the editing of the film.
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