David Byrne Movies
- 1989
Heavy Petting
Heavy Petting5.61989HD
Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie...
- 1989
Decade
Decade71989HD
Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on...
- 2025
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.
- 2019
Museum Town
Museum Town02019HD
A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.
- 2005
TV Party
TV Party72005HD
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...
- 2006
Fabricating Tom Zé
Fabricating Tom Zé42006HD
The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary...
- 1995
Dancing Barefoot
Dancing Barefoot5.71995HD
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,...
- 2025
Monk in Pieces
Monk in Pieces02025HD
Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of...
- 2001
25 Years of Punk
25 Years of Punk62001HD
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...
- 1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter01990HD
This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some...
- 1994
After 68
After 6801994HD
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...
- 1982
The Catherine Wheel
The Catherine Wheel91982HD
Seamlessly blending elements of movement and music, Twyla Tharp choreographs a rock 'n' roll dance spectacular, set to a score by former Talking...
- 2008
The Vanguard
The Vanguard3.82008HD
The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued...
- 2016
Contemporary Color
Contemporary Color6.82016HD
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...
- 2020
FeeLee. History of a Single Label
FeeLee. History of a Single Label02020HD
If it were necessary to describe the history of independent rock music in Russia in one word, then this word would be Gorbushka. It is a password...
- 1984
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime01984HD
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...
- 1976
The Blank Generation
The Blank Generation5.81976HD
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,...
- 2008
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece02008HD
Patton Oswalt makes funny faces and David Byrne performs in an unusual place.
- 2009
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut02009HD
The enlightened and extra-terrestrial Brazilian genius-multi-instrumentalist flies to Asturias in 2008 to give a music workshop. His journey takes us...
- 2004
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
The Pogues Live at the Town and Country82004HD
The Pogues playing on St. Patrick's Day in London's Town and Country serves to remind fans why we loved the band and possibly why their breakup was...