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Swans: Where Does a Body End?
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Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Sep 19, 2019
2h 41m
★ 7.9

"Michael is not a fearless person, but he is a fearless artist."

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?"

Genres

Documentary
Music

Production Companies

Eyelight Films

Swans: Where Does a Body End? Trailers

Cast

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

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