David Byrne Movies

  • 1990
    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    01990HD

    This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some...

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
  • 2005
    TV Party

    TV Party

    TV Party

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    From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and...

    TV Party
  • 2016
    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

    72016HD

    Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.

    Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
  • 2025
    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

    9.52025HD

    Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

    We Want the Funk!
  • 2025
    Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

    02025HD

    Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of...

    Monk in Pieces
  • 2019
    Museum Town

    Museum Town

    Museum Town

    02019HD

    A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

    Museum Town
  • 2020
    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label

    02020HD

    If it were necessary to describe the history of independent rock music in Russia in one word, then this word would be Gorbushka. It is a password...

    FeeLee. History of a Single Label
  • 2008
    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

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    The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued...

    The Vanguard
  • 1989
    Decade

    Decade

    Decade

    71989HD

    Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on...

    Decade
  • 1989
    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

    5.61989HD

    Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie...

    Heavy Petting
  • 1988
    Checking Out

    Checking Out

    Checking Out

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    When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an...

    Checking Out
  • 2016
    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

    6.82016HD

    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
  • 2009
    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

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    The enlightened and extra-terrestrial Brazilian genius-multi-instrumentalist flies to Asturias in 2008 to give a music workshop. His journey takes us...

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
  • 2002
    In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

    In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

    In Spite of Wishing and Wanting

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    A dynamic, contemporary dance performance about how it is impossible to explain your deepest wishes or desires... how these can only be expressed in...

    In Spite of Wishing and Wanting
  • 2016
    Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

    02016HD

    A true crime concert doc about David Byrne and two escaped convicts.

    Temporary Color
  • 2021
    Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

    Twyla Moves

    02021HD

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

    Twyla Moves
  • 2001
    25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

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    Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground...

    25 Years of Punk
  • 2018
    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
  • 2011
    Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

    7.7142011HD

    David Byrne is a visual artist as well as a musician, and ever since his early days as a member of Talking Heads, he's wanted his concerts to be more...

    Ride, Rise, Roar
  • 2011
    Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

    52011HD

    Chronology pulls together live performances from across Talking Heads' career. It starts with their earliest days at CBGB and The Kitchen in New York...

    Talking Heads - Chronology