Bowerbirds - ＂In Our Talons＂

What this video is

Released in 2008 on Dead Oceans as part of the expanded reissue of Bowerbirds' debut album 'Hymns for a Dark Horse,' 'In Our Talons' sits at the intersection of the mid-2000s indie folk revival and a burgeoning interest in handcrafted, tactile music video aesthetics as a counterpoint to the era's increasing digitization. Bowerbirds, formed in Raleigh, NC in 2006, embodied a DIY ethos — living rurally and composing…

Why it matters

A landmark example of the indie folk stop-motion aesthetic that flourished on Vimeo and early YouTube circa 2007–2012, 'In Our Talons' demonstrates how constrained-budget animation could achieve visual sophistication through craft and ingenuity rather than technological expenditure. It represents…

The director

Alan Poon is a Canadian director and cinematographer. He had prior experience as a DP on stop-motion productions before 'In Our Talons' marked his directorial debut in stop-motion animation. He used Dragonframe stop-motion software for production and worked…