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Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Documentary | Music

7.9

Release Date

September 19, 2019

Duration

161 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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?"

Casts

Michael Gira

Self

Michael Gira

Jarboe

Self

Jarboe

Thurston Moore

Self

Thurston Moore

Lee Ranaldo

Self

Lee Ranaldo

Amanda Palmer

Self

Amanda Palmer

Devendra Banhart

Self

Devendra Banhart

Blixa Bargeld

Self

Blixa Bargeld

J.G. Thirlwell

Self

J.G. Thirlwell

Jehnny Beth

Self

Jehnny Beth

Jim Sclavunos

Self

Jim Sclavunos

Karen O

Self

Karen O

Kid Congo Powers

Self

Kid Congo Powers

Ben Frost

Self

Ben Frost

Daniel Miller

Self

Daniel Miller

Norman Westberg

Self

Norman Westberg

Kristof Hahn

Self

Kristof Hahn

Thor Harris

Self

Thor Harris

Chris Pravdica

Self

Chris Pravdica

Phil Puelo

Self

Phil Puelo

Paul Wallfisch

Self

Paul Wallfisch

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