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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?"

Release: 2019-09-19
Runtime: 161 min
Rating: 7.9 / 10
Cast
Michael Gira
Michael Gira
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Jarboe
Jarboe
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Thurston Moore
Thurston Moore
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Lee Ranaldo
Lee Ranaldo
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Amanda Palmer
Amanda Palmer
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Devendra Banhart
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Blixa Bargeld
Blixa Bargeld
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J.G. Thirlwell
J.G. Thirlwell
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Jehnny Beth
Jehnny Beth
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Jim Sclavunos
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Karen O
Karen O
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Kid Congo Powers
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Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller
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Norman Westberg
Norman Westberg
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Kristof Hahn
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Thor Harris
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Chris Pravdica
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Phil Puelo
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