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

2019
2h 41m
Documentary
Music

Status

Released

Release

2019

Runtime

2h 41m

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Storyline

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

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?"

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 41m
Sep 19, 2019
Languages
English
Director
Marco Porsia
Production
Eyelight Films
Eyelight Films
Production Countries
Canada
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Top Cast

20 Cast Members

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

Blixa Bargeld

Self

J.G. Thirlwell

J.G. Thirlwell

Self

Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

Self

Jim Sclavunos

Self

Karen O

Karen O

Self

Kid Congo Powers

Self

Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller

Self

Norman Westberg

Norman Westberg

Self

Kristof Hahn

Self

Thor Harris

Self

Chris Pravdica

Self

Phil Puelo

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Paul Wallfisch

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Ben Frost

Ben Frost

Self

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