David Byrne Movies

  • 2005
    Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

    Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

    Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

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    The life and the sound of Bernie Worrell, best known as a founding member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective and a touring member of Talking...

    Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
  • 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
  • 2026
    Each Day in a Moment: 2025

    Each Day in a Moment: 2025

    Each Day in a Moment: 2025

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    One person’s perspective of the year 2025 shown through an accumulation of 365 unedited shots with one shot from each of the 365 days.

    Each Day in a Moment: 2025
  • 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
  • 2009
    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

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    An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in...

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

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    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
  • 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
  • 2026
    Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

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    Politics and planning collide in the struggle to redesign Brooklyn's notoriously dangerous McGuinness Blvd.

    Changing Lanes
  • 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

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    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
  • 2008
    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

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    Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell....

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
  • 2007
    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

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    New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a...

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
  • 2002
    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

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    A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
  • 2008
    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

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    A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor"...

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds
  • 2023
    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

    Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé, o Tropicalista Visionário

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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, o Tropicalista Visionário
  • 1989
    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

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

    Heavy Petting
  • 1976
    The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

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    The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie,...

    The Blank Generation
  • 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