Swans: Where Does a Body End? (2019)
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?"
Director: Marco Porsia
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Michael Gira as Self |
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Jarboe as Self |
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Thurston Moore as Self |
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Lee Ranaldo as Self |
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Amanda Palmer as Self |
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Devendra Banhart as Self |
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Blixa Bargeld as Self |
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J.G. Thirlwell as Self |
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Jehnny Beth as Self |
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Jim Sclavunos as Self |
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Karen O as Self |
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Kid Congo Powers as Self |
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Daniel Miller as Self |
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Norman Westberg as Self |
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Kristof Hahn as Self |
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Thor Harris as Self |
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Chris Pravdica as Self |
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Phil Puelo as Self |
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Paul Wallfisch as Self |
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Ben Frost as Self |
| Sound | Michael Wabro | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Rodney Ascher | Story Editor |
| Camera | Christian Storms | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Marco Bresba | Story Editor |
| Writing | Pedro Orrego | Story Editor |
| Writing | Marco Porsia | Story Editor |
| Writing | David Hyde | Story Editor |
| Directing | Marco Porsia | Director |
| Production | Michael Wabro | Co-Producer |
| Production | Simon Mattock | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nick Rosendorf | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Marco Porsia | Director of Photography |
| Production | Rodney Ascher | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Marco Porsia | Editor |
| Production | Marco Porsia | Producer |
| Production | Rodney Ascher | Co-Producer |
