From their roots as a brutal, confrontational industrial band, through breakups and chaos, to their odds-defying current status as one of the most accomplished and ambitious bands in the world, one whose concerts are more like ecstatic rituals than nostalgic trips. SWANS has always been a collection of singular performers, but there's been one constant since its formation in 1982--singer, songwriter Michael Gira. 'Where Does a Body End?' is a SWANS documentary with unfettered access to hundreds of hours of Gira/SWANS archives of never-seen-before recordings, videos, and photographs. An unfiltered story of a life in the arts, frequent difficulty spanning decades without a safety net, creating work because Gira says "What else am I going to do?"
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael GiraSelf | Self |
 JarboeSelf | Self |
 Thurston MooreSelf | Self |
 Lee RanaldoSelf | Self |
 Amanda PalmerSelf | Self |
| DDevendra BanhartSelf | Self |
| BBlixa BargeldSelf | Self |
 J.G. ThirlwellSelf | Self |
 Jehnny BethSelf | Self |
| JJim SclavunosSelf | Self |
 Karen OSelf | Self |
| KKid Congo PowersSelf | Self |
 Daniel MillerSelf | Self |
 Norman WestbergSelf | Self |
| KKristof HahnSelf | Self |
| TThor HarrisSelf | Self |
| CChris PravdicaSelf | Self |
| PPhil PueloSelf | Self |
| PPaul WallfischSelf | Self |
 Ben FrostSelf | Self |