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Swans: Where Does a Body End?

"Michael is not a fearless person, but he is a fearless artist."

7.9(14)20192h 41m1

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?"

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Status
Released
Budget
$48.8K
Box office
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Language
English
  • swan
  • rock music
  • post-rock
  • music documentary

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Director

Marco Porsia

Produced in

Canada

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereChicago Underground Film Festival7 Jul 2019
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical19 Sept 2019
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereIn-Edit Brasil14 Sept 2020
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereNight Visions International Film Festival22 Nov 2019
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical9 Jan 2020
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical19 Sept 2019
  • PortugalPT

    • PremiereIndieLisboa Film Festival3 May 2019
  • RussiaRU

    • PremiereBeat Film Festival12 Aug 2020
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereLausanne Underground Film & Music Festival19 Oct 2019

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Swans: Where Does a Body End? was released on 19 September 2019.

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    SWITCH.

    7/22/2020

    8/10

    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-…

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