Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jem Cohen's director's statement:
"Jim White and Marisa Anderson’s music asks questions so we don’t have to. Collaboration? Improvisation? Song structure? None of it has to be tied down. They are out on the road somewhere, luckily heading for my town. Playing hard, driving hard, a lot of experience. Meanwhile, a boy, Alexander, is up on a mountain and has to do something with sticks. It is important, requires effort. How can they be combined, will they balance, and what about the wind? He is improvising, concentrating. He is less experienced, will soon be 8. The boy and the sticks, it turns out, are on an aerie in early spring, high above an old trestle, houses and cars tiny below…

Aerie is a beautiful word. And a beautiful track. I put it to a film, or a film to it.
I'm honored."

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Listen to more from Jim White and Marisa Anderson's duo album Swallowtail: thrilljockey.com/products/swallowtail

More from Jem Cohen: jemcohenfilms.com

Directed and filmed by Jem Cohen
Music by Jim White and Marisa Anderson

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