David Byrne Movies

  • 2012
    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

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    Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received...

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies
  • 1989
    Decade

    Decade

    Decade

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

    Decade
  • 2024
    Eno

    Eno

    Eno

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    Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno - known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient...

    Eno
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2019
    Museum Town

    Museum Town

    Museum Town

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

    Museum Town
  • 1995
    Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

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    In this 1995 made-for television biopic, see legendary musician and filmmaker Ivan Kral as he made music history. With guitar and camera in the 70s,...

    Dancing Barefoot
  • 2025
    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

    9.32025HD

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

    We Want the Funk!
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1976
    The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

    5.81976HD

    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
  • 1984
    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

    01984HD

    In 1984, David Byrne put together a TV special on the Talking Heads for U.K. TV’s Channel 4, a 68-minute mix of live material filmed at Wembley...

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
  • 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
  • 2016
    Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

    Temporary Color

    02016HD

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

    Temporary Color