Swans: Where Does a Body End?

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

7.9 Rating2019-09-19Documentary, Music

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?"

Cast

Michael Gira

Michael Gira

as Self

Jarboe

Jarboe

as Self

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

as Self

Lee Ranaldo

Lee Ranaldo

as Self

Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer

as Self

Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart

as Self

Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld

as Self

J.G. Thirlwell

J.G. Thirlwell

as Self

Jehnny Beth

Jehnny Beth

as Self

Jim Sclavunos

Jim Sclavunos

as Self