Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! 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
Emergence Magazine
New Union Films
© 2025 Emergence Magazine
Subscribe to Emergence Magazine: Newsletter | Instagram
Emergence Magazine is an award-winning magazine and creative production studio that explores the threads connecting ecology, culture, and spirituality.
www.emergencemagazine.org