David Byrne Movies

  • 2021
    Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

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    Interwoven with her storied career and prolific works, Twyla Moves sees legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp navigate her latest creative challenge:...

    Twyla Moves
  • 1980
    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre

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    Rare concert footage of Talking Heads performing their legendary Remain in Light set at Passiac, New Jersey's Capitol Theatre on November 4, 1980.

    Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
  • 2008
    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece

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    Patton Oswalt makes funny faces and David Byrne performs in an unusual place.

    Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
  • 1990
    Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

    Summer of Love

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    Produced in collaboration with MICA-TV, Summer of Love is a public service announcement produced for the American Foundation for AIDS Research....

    Summer of Love
  • 1986
    Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

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    The 1986 film version of the theatrical production "Dead End Kids" by the NYC avant-garde theatre group The Mabou Mines.

    Dead End Kids
  • 2003
    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel

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    "(Nothing But) Flowers" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) "And She Was" "Once in a Lifetime" (Byrne, Brian Eno, Frantz,...

    David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
  • 2006
    Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

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    The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary...

    Fabricating Tom Zé
  • 2004
    Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

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    A 2002 live performance of Mikel Rouse's Dennis Cleveland, a multimedia opera set entirely on a television talk show in the late 20th century.

    Dennis Cleveland
  • 2015
    We're Gonna Die

    We're Gonna Die

    We're Gonna Die

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    With her band - Future Wife - and David Byrne, playwright Young Jean Lee takes the stage in a life-affirming show that anyone could perform, about...

    We're Gonna Die
  • 1981
    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert

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    Adrian Belew augments the band on this 50-minute performance from the Westfalenhalle, in Dortmund, Germany, on December 20th, 1980, for the Rockpop...

    Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
  • 2006
    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston

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    French filmmakers Cedric Laty and Vincent Gerard chronicle the life of lensman William Eggleston, emerging with an artful documentary as much about...

    By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
  • 2019
    Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

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    When US border agents fired tear gas grenades at civilians in November 2018, photographs showed that many of those grenades were manufactured by the...

    Triple-Chaser
  • 1981
    America Is Waiting

    America Is Waiting

    America Is Waiting

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    Stock footage edited with music to comment on American culture.

    America Is Waiting
  • 1990
    Beleza Tropical

    Beleza Tropical

    Beleza Tropical

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    This half-hour documentary was screened on Channel 4 in 1989. Charlie Gillett is in conversation with David Byrne and Susan Young. Gillett explores...

    Beleza Tropical
  • 2000
    The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

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    Documentary about the life of Portuguese Fado singer Amalia Rodrigues (1920-1999) with an interview and collection of footage from performances...

    The Art of Amália
  • 1989
    Umbabarauma

    Umbabarauma

    Umbabarauma

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    This film, set to Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) by Jorge Ben, was created to accompany Beleza Tropical: Brazil Classics 1, the first in a...

    Umbabarauma
  • 2004
    Îlé Aiyé

    Îlé Aiyé

    Îlé Aiyé

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    Ilé Aiyé explores the ways in which Candomblé has influenced the daily life and culture of the people of Brazil in music, art,...

    Îlé Aiyé
  • 2021
    Social! Distance Dance Club

    Social! Distance Dance Club

    Social! Distance Dance Club

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    A team of creatives get together to throw the safest possible dance party in the middle of the pandemic in NYC. Starring David Byrne, Christian...

    Social! Distance Dance Club
  • 2023
    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé

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    Delve into the life of Antônio José Santana Martins, known as Tom Zé. Born in Bahia, this scholar of Brazilian music heads to...

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
  • 2018
    The Making of True Stories

    The Making of True Stories

    The Making of True Stories

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    The making of a film about a bunch of people in Virgil, Texas.

    The Making of True Stories