Swans: Where Does a Body End?
"Michael is not a fearless person, but he is a fearless artist."
2019 | 161m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Marco Porsia |
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| Writer: | |
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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?" | |
| Release Date: | Sep 19, 2019 |
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| Director: | Marco Porsia |
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| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | swan, rock music, post-rock, music documentary |
| Production Companies | Eyelight Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $48,817 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Michael Gira | Self |
| Jarboe | Self |
| Thurston Moore | Self |
| Lee Ranaldo | Self |
| Amanda Palmer | Self |
| Devendra Banhart | Self |
| Blixa Bargeld | Self |
| J.G. Thirlwell | Self |
| Jehnny Beth | Self |
| Jim Sclavunos | Self |
| Karen O | Self |
| Kid Congo Powers | Self |
| Ben Frost | Self |
| Daniel Miller | Self |
| Norman Westberg | Self |
| Kristof Hahn | Self |
| Thor Harris | Self |
| Chris Pravdica | Self |
| Phil Puelo | Self |
| Paul Wallfisch | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Michael Wabro | Sound Mixer |
| Marco Porsia | Editor, Director, Director of Photography, Story Editor |
| Marco Bresba | Story Editor |
| David Hyde | Story Editor |
| Pedro Orrego | Story Editor |
| Christian Storms | Director of Photography |
| Rodney Ascher | Story Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Simon Mattock | Co-Producer |
| Marco Porsia | Producer |
| Nick Rosendorf | Co-Producer |
| Michael Wabro | Co-Producer |
| Rodney Ascher | Executive Producer |
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A revealing profile of frontman Michael Gira and an honest and exhaustive look at the band, Marco Porsia's 'Swans: Where Does a Body End?' does the seemingly impossible by defining a musical collective that has been in a constant state of metamorphosis and reinvention ever since it was created. - J ... ake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-swans-where-does-a-body-end-an-exhaustive-look-at-an-exhausting-band
Jun 23, 2021