ANIMAL COLLECTIVE + BIRDSONG PROJECT + FOGTOWN

Director: Ari Gold (from Fogtown)
Music: Animal Collective
Produced by: Grack Films for The Birdsong Project

Producers:
Michelle Stratton, Ari Gold, Favio Lima, Fabio Sousa, Mariana Bahia

Camera:
Diego Moreira Antunes, Ari Gold

Cast:
Fabio Figueira de Sousa, Eduarda "Duda" Pinto Freitas, Daisy Regina Sishea Pinto, Gleciano Riliro el Sanites, Sabrina Soceres, Bob Nadkarni, Mariana Bahia, Cristiano Donato dos Santos, Claudio Gonçalves dos Santos, Fabrício Bezerra de Mello, Daniele Camacho de Conceição, Gustavo Camacho dos Santos, Luiz Carlos da Silva, Bárbara de Lima Fonseca, Maria de Lourdes N. dos Santos, Antônio Lucas dos Santos de Oliveira, Bárbara de Lima Fonseca, Daniele de Oliveira Bezerra, Daniela de Oliveira, Sabrina Soares dos Reis, Daise Regina Silva Pinto, Índila Braga de Oliveira, Ivone Pinheiro de Oliveira, Mariana de Oliveira Brito, Rachel Costa dos Santos, Paulo Vitor Pinheiro dos Santos, Liete da Silva Souza.

Curated by our Executive Producer: Rebecca Reagan

“This clip was filmed as part of an improvisational experiment for the comic book and future film FOGTOWN (http://Fogtown.com) in a favela in Brazil. Animal Collective has been a constant inspiration; here their music tells the story of two girls learning to fly from Falcón, leader of the Raptors bicycle gang.” - Ari Gold

“It was an honor to be asked to participate in the Birdsong Project, and such a joy to create this song when we did. We started working on it in the spring of 2021 just as the first vaccine doses became available and people started to emerge from isolation. For the entire year prior, a lot of us took to the woods as our only way to safely socialize. In fact the first time the two of us saw each other in person after 6 months of lockdown was for a masked hike in the mountains of North Carolina; the same mountains where the recordings of this brown thrasher were made. It felt like time to celebrate the solace that nature gave us during that isolation, as well as time to celebrate the more direct communication with other beings that finally seemed to be on the horizon. And that joy went into the music.” - Avey Tare & Geologist

For The Birds: The Birdsong Project is available to stream, download, and purchase now, and pre-order the exclusive 20 LP box set here - https://orcd.co/allforthebirds The Birdsong Society Born out of the For The Birds: The Birdsong Project, we proudly announce The Birdsong Society. This new collective will unite Artists, Environmentalists, and Innovators to build a culturally diverse community of collaborators supporting and celebrating the birds. The Birdsong Society will be a global force, exploring the depths of birdsong, creating art inspired by its mysterious beauty, and working to better understand our impact on birds and their environment. At the heart of our mission is the belief that birdsong is not only a powerful force for positive change but also has the potential to inspire people to live more sustainably and with greater appreciation For The Birds. The Birdsong Society is committed to programming, including educational discussions, panels with global experts, guided meditation series (with Birdsong Project co-founder Rebecca Reagan), curated collections of Birdsong Project-inspired filmmaking, a new upcoming Shepard Fairey collaboration, and much more. As we continue to grow, music and poetry remain central to our activities. We strongly believe that each artist’s work is informed by the world in which they come from. For The Birds: The Birdsong Project represents cultures from 31 countries, spanning from small towns in Northwest Africa to the rural countryside of Ireland and bustling cities like Paris, Tokyo, and New York. This diversity is a cornerstone of our commitment to building a truly global society, The Birdsong Society. For more information on the project, please visit thebirdsongproject.com.