A tantra teacher chases a ghost bird through Southern swamps for 17 years. Nature meets obsession.
The siren call of the ivory-billed woodpecker lures a New York based tantra and sex educator into the swamps of the American South on a 17-year journey to prove the iconic bird still exists. Along the way, he finds a tendril of hope in the face of climate change.
Cinematography
Swamp atmosphere so thick you feel the humidity
Direction
Sarjahani finds poetry in patient observation
Director
Andy Sarjahani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The ivory-billed woodpecker is America's most famous 'Lazarus species'—declared extinct in 1944, with alleged sightings sparking scientific controversy ever since.
Sarjahani spent four years embedded with his subject, originally planning a feature before discovering the intimate short format better captured the meditative quality of the quest.
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