Immersed in the songs of blue jays, yellow-throated warblers, and red-shouldered hawks on his forty-six-acre farm in rural South Carolina, acclaimed poet and ornithologist J. Drew Lanham exchanges calls with the birds that stop over at his home during their seasonal migrations. For Drew, these creatures are gods, transcendent beings who summon a response of reverence. Reverberating with sound, music, light, and ethereal cinematic expression, A Mystical Ornithology weaves a kinetic texture for the senses and invites you into a poetic evocation of the paradox of love and grief within the changing nature of the seasons.

Directed by

Jeremy Seifert and Benjamin James Roberts

Produced by

Jeremy Seifert

Executive Producer

Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee

Cinematography by

Benjamin James Roberts and Jeremy Seifert

Editing and Original Score by

Benjamin James Roberts

Sound, Drone, and Photography by

Jeremy Seifert

Sound Design and Mix

Matthew Mikkelsen

Color by

Benjamin James Roberts