David Byrne Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2012
    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    7.22012HD

    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
  • 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!
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2007
    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    7.52007HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1995
    Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

    Dancing Barefoot

    5.71995HD

    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
  • 1982
    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival

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    Talking Heads perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 1982. Originally broadcast on Swiss TV and radio.

    Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
  • 2008
    Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

    02008HD

    Celia: The Queen
  • 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
    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    02008HD

    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
  • 2008
    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

    3.82008HD

    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
  • 2012
    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles

    52012HD

    A compelling story about Grammy-winning Venezuelan funksters Los Amigos Invisibles, from their early days playing in Caracas, Venezuela, to being...

    La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
  • 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
  • 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