Swans: Where Does a Body End?
"Michael is not a fearless person, but he is a fearless artist."
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?"
- Year: 2019
- Country: Canada
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Studio: Eyelight Films
- Keyword: swan, rock music, post-rock, music documentary
- Director: Marco Porsia
- Cast: Michael Gira, Jarboe, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Amanda Palmer, Devendra Banhart
