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."

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?"

Release Date

2019-09-19

Year

2019

Duration

2h 41m

Status

Released

Score

7.90

Production

#swan#rock-music#post-rock#music-documentary

Cast

Michael Gira

Michael Gira

Jarboe

Jarboe

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo

Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

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Devendra Banhart

Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld

J.G. Thirlwell

J.G. Thirlwell

Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

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Jim Sclavunos