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Swans: Where Does a Body End?

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

Not Rated Documentary Music

Starring: Michael Gira, Jarboe, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Amanda Palmer

Writer: Rodney Ascher, Marco Bresba, David Hyde, Pedro Orrego, Marco Porsia

Release Date:
September 19, 2019
Ratings:
7.9 / 10
Director:
Marco Porsia
Companies:
Eyelight Films

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?"