David Byrne Filmes

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

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

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

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,...

On December 18, 1980, the American rock band Talking Heads, with guest guitarist Adrian Belew, delivered a fantastic performance at Palaeur Arena in...

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,...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

This half-hour documentary was screened on Channel 4 in 1989. Charlie Gillett is in conversation with David Byrne and Susan Young. Gillett explores...

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

The 1986 film version of the theatrical production "Dead End Kids" by the NYC avant-garde theatre group The Mabou Mines.

In his first collaboration with David Byrne and Brian Eno, Conner used footage from educational films to create a rhythmically austere image-track...

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

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...

Meet the match made in pop heaven, when the singer-songwriter and the 1960s hitmaking composer collaborated on the 1998 album Painted From Memory,...

This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some...