The Song of Hiawatha

The Song of Hiawatha: A Trip in the American Counterculture is a feature-length documentary film about Hiawatha Bailey, a gay Native-American and African-American political activist and musician who was among the first black hippies and also among the first black punk rockers. The film tries to capture the energy, passion, humor, recklessness, and tragedies of a life lived at the cultural edge of America.

Directed by Jeffrey Wengrofsky

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Hiawatha Bailey

John Brannon

Cheetah Chrome

Wayne Kramer

Lawrence Livermore

Pun Plamondon

Iggy Pop

John Sinclair

Patti Smith

Deniz Tek

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