Swans: Where Does a Body End?

7.8 / 10

(10 votes)

From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most accomplished and ambitious bands in the world, one whose concerts are more like ecstatic rituals than nostalgic trips. SWANS has always been a collection of singular performers, but there's been one constant since its formation in 1982--singer, songwriter Michael Gira. 'Where Does a Body End?' is a SWANS documentary with unfettered access to hundreds of hours of Gira/SWANS archives of never-seen-before recordings, videos, and photographs. An unfiltered story of a life in the arts, frequent difficulty spanning decades without a safety net, creating work because Gira says "What else am I going to do?"

Country:

Canada

Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

161 minutes

Year:

2019

Director:

Marco Porsia

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Company:

Eyelight Films

Cast:
Michael Gira

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Jarboe

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Thurston Moore

Self

Lee Ranaldo

Self

Amanda Palmer

Self

Crew:
Michael Wabro

Sound Mixer

David Hyde

Story Editor

Pedro Orrego

Story Editor

Simon Mattock

Co-Producer

Nick Rosendorf

Co-Producer