Swans: Where Does a Body End?

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?"

Main Cast

Michael Gira

Self

Age : 70 | Popularity : 4%

Jarboe

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Thurston Moore

Self

Age : 65 | Popularity : 6%

Lee Ranaldo

Self

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Amanda Palmer

Self

Age : 48 | Popularity : 10%

Devendra Banhart

Self

Age : 43 | Popularity : 7%

Blixa Bargeld

Self

Age : 65 | Popularity : 10%

J.G. Thirlwell

Self

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound Mixer	Michael Wabro
	Music	SWANS
Writing	Story Editor	David Hyde Pedro Orrego Marco Porsia Marco Bresba Rodney Ascher
Production	Co-Producer	Simon Mattock Nick Rosendorf Michael Wabro Rodney Ascher
	Executive Producer	Rodney Ascher
	Producer	Marco Porsia
Camera	Director of Photography	Christian Storms Marco Porsia
Directing	Director	Marco Porsia
Editing	Editor	Marco Porsia
Department	Role	Name

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