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?"
Michael Gira
as Self
Jarboe
as Self
Thurston Moore
as Self
Lee Ranaldo
as Self
Amanda Palmer
as Self
Devendra Banhart
as Self
Blixa Bargeld
as Self
J.G. Thirlwell
as Self
Jehnny Beth
as Self
Jim Sclavunos
as Self
Karen O
as Self
Kid Congo Powers
as Self
