Australia’s most eloquent bird (Texas Screen Scene)

Cover of the Texas Screen Scene Magazine, November 2022 edition

"Humans are, at once, among and apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, and few have dedicated their careers to this relationship like Sir David Attenborough. As the disembodied voice of the BBC’s Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, he not only chaperoned inspirational nature voyages for hosts of fellow humans, he also helped us relate to the animal world by telling stories—stories of survival, of strength in numbers, of a mother’s love, and so on. It’s through ascribing these human characteristics to animals (or is it the other way around?) that we relate to these works. So powerful is the pattern-seeking instinct within us, the desire to connect with our brethren fauna, that in some cases, the lines get blurred. To clear up one such instance, director Mark B Pearce and cinematographer Nick Hayward set their eyes and ears on Australia’s most eloquent bird." So begins the review in the Texas Screen Scene from editor Gabriel Ponniah.

Click below to read The Message of the Lyrebird full review on page 16.