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Swans: Where Does a Body End?
Swans: Where Does a Body End?

7.8

Swans: Where Does a Body End?

NR·2019·161m

Summary

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?"

Crew

Director, Story Editor

Marco Porsia

Story Editor

Rodney Ascher

Story Editor

David Hyde

Story Editor

Marco Bresba

Story Editor

Pedro Orrego

Reviews

maketheSWITCH

maketheSWITCH

July 22, 2020

8

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. - Jake 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

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$48,817.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

swan
rock music
post-rock
music documentary