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

"Michael is not a fearless person, but he is a fearless artist."
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TMDB 7.916+20192h 41mEnglish
DocumentaryMusic

Synopsis

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?"

Director
Marco PorsiaFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Eyelight Films1 production companies
Release
September 19, 2019Released
Box Office
Budget $48,817

Top Cast

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Michael Gira
Michael Gira
Self
Jarboe
Jarboe
Self
Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
Self
Lee Ranaldo
Lee Ranaldo
Self
Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
Self
Devendra Banhart
Self
Blixa Bargeld
Self
J.G. Thirlwell
J.G. Thirlwell
Self

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SWITCH.
Jul 22, 2020

A revealing profile of frontman Michael Gira and an honest and exhaustive look at the band, Marco Porsia's 'Swans: Where Does a Body End?' does the seemingly impossible by defining a musical collective that has been in a constant state of metamorphosis and reinvention ever since it was created. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-swans-where-does-a-body-end-an-exhaustive-look-at-an-exhausting-band

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