David Byrne Movies

  • 2012
    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

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    A compelling story about Grammy-winning Venezuelan funksters Los Amigos Invisibles, from their early days playing in Caracas, Venezuela, to being...

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2019
    Everything For All Reasons

    Everything For All Reasons

    Everything For All Reasons

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    Fringe even in the fringe world of music of the 70's - Terry Allen is an artist in a class of his own. Everything For All Reasons introduces Terry's...

    Everything For All Reasons
  • 1981
    Mea Culpa

    Mea Culpa

    Mea Culpa

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    In his first collaboration with David Byrne and Brian Eno, Conner used footage from educational films to create a rhythmically austere image-track...

    Mea Culpa
  • 1986
    Real Life

    Real Life

    Real Life

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    Documentary made on the set of David Byrne's 1986 film TRUE STORIES.

    Real Life
  • 2016
    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

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    In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of Color Guard: synchronized...

    Contemporary Color
  • 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
  • 1998
    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

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    Meet the match made in pop heaven, when the singer-songwriter and the 1960s hitmaking composer collaborated on the 1998 album Painted From Memory,...

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
  • 1982
    The Catherine Wheel

    The Catherine Wheel

    The Catherine Wheel

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    Seamlessly blending elements of movement and music, Twyla Tharp choreographs a rock 'n' roll dance spectacular, set to a score by former Talking...

    The Catherine Wheel
  • 1994
    After 68

    After 68

    After 68

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    The story of Frieda, a young girl growing up in strife-torn late 1960's Derry, and her attempts to have a normal adolescence despite the violence...

    After 68
  • 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
  • 2003
    Lubbock Lights

    Lubbock Lights

    Lubbock Lights

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    From the poetic to the philosphical, the heartbreaking to the hilarious, Lubbock Lights explores the phenomenon that is West Texas music.

    Lubbock Lights
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1986
    Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

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    The television production Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a...

    Report From L.A.
  • 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
  • 1998
    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th

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    Tori Amos performs. Her set includes "iieee," "Past the Mission," "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "The Waitress." Hosted by David Byrne.

    Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
  • 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