Film · 2019 · Documentary
"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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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?"
8 principal cast
Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 2h 41m documentary directed by Marco Porsia is rated 7.9/10 by 14 viewers.
Swans: Where Does a Body End? was released on September 19, 2019.
Swans: Where Does a Body End? was directed by Marco Porsia.
Swans: Where Does a Body End? has a runtime of 161 minutes (2h 41m).
Swans: Where Does a Body End? is categorized as Documentary, Music.
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