Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019)

"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?"

Date of release
2019-09-19
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (14)
Runtime
2h 41m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Director
Marco Porsia

Casting

Interesting facts

Where Does a Body End? is a 2019 Canadian documentary film directed by Marco Porsia about the American experimental rock band Swans. The film had its premiere on May 3, 2019, at the IndieLisboa Film Festival in Portugal. The film was released worldwide on September 11, 2020.

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