Swans: Where Does a Body End?
7.7
“"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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Cast
30 people
Michael Gira
Self
Also in
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
Swans - To Be Kind Live
Jarboe
Self
Also in
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
I am Perfectly Normal: Part I
Rodney Ascher
Marco Porsia
Christian Storms
Thurston Moore
Self
Also in
Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Marco Bresba
Simon Mattock
Lee Ranaldo
Self
Known for
Daddy Longlegs
David Hyde
Michael Wabro
Amanda Palmer
Self
Also in
My Life Is Murder
10 Minute Tales
Marco Porsia Director · Christian Storms Cinematographer
Budget $49K · United States release July 7, 2019 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$48,817
Production
Eyelight Films
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Portugal · May 3, 2019
Premiere · IndieLisboa Film Festival
United States · July 7, 2019
Premiere · Chicago Underground Film Festival
Brazil
September 14, 2020 · Premiere · In-Edit Brasil
Finland
November 22, 2019 · Premiere · Night Visions International Film Festival
Germany
January 9, 2020 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
August 12, 2020 · Premiere · Beat Film Festival
Switzerland
October 19, 2019 · Premiere · Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival
United Kingdom
September 19, 2019 · Theatrical
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