David Byrne Movies

  • 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
  • 2009
    Beyond Ipanema

    Beyond Ipanema

    Beyond Ipanema

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    This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema" to explore how samba, Brazilectro and...

    Beyond Ipanema
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2025
    Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

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    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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 2016
    Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

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

    Temporary Color
  • 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
  • 2009
    Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

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    Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in...

    Wandering Heart
  • 1993
    Between the Teeth

    Between the Teeth

    Between the Teeth

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    Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne performs with his band 10 Car Pile-Up at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., on October 31, 1992.

    Between the Teeth
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2019
    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged

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    Second MTV Unplugged album of Café Tacvba.

    Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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