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Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019)

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

Genre : Documentary, Music

Runtime : 2H 41M

Director : Marco Porsia

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?"

Actors

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
Devendra Banhart
Self
Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
Self
J.G. Thirlwell
J.G. Thirlwell
Self
Jehnny Beth
Jehnny Beth
Self
Jim Sclavunos
Jim Sclavunos
Self
Karen O
Karen O
Self
Kid Congo Powers
Kid Congo Powers
Self
Ben Frost
Ben Frost
Self
Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller
Self
Norman Westberg
Norman Westberg
Self
Cristoph Hahn
Cristoph Hahn
Self
Thor Harris
Thor Harris
Self
Chris Pravdica
Chris Pravdica
Self
Phil Puelo
Phil Puelo
Self
Paul Wallfisch
Paul Wallfisch
Self

Crews

Michael Wabro
Michael Wabro
Sound Mixer
Christian Storms
Christian Storms
Director of Photography
Marco Porsia
Marco Porsia
Director
Rodney Ascher
Rodney Ascher
Story Editor
Marco Bresba
Marco Bresba
Story Editor
David Hyde
David Hyde
Story Editor
Pedro Orrego
Pedro Orrego
Story Editor
Marco Porsia
Marco Porsia
Story Editor
Rodney Ascher
Rodney Ascher
Executive Producer
Simon Mattock
Simon Mattock
Co-Producer
Marco Porsia
Marco Porsia
Producer
Nick Rosendorf
Nick Rosendorf
Co-Producer
Michael Wabro
Michael Wabro
Co-Producer
Marco Porsia
Marco Porsia
Director of Photography
Marco Porsia
Marco Porsia
Editor
SWANS
SWANS
Music
Rodney Ascher
Rodney Ascher
Co-Producer

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