Layover(2014)
6 min · Documentary · Directed by Vanessa Renwick
Streaming or on digital now
A swan song for the factory age. Every autumn, a South America-bound colony of Vaux’s Swifts numbering in the tens of thousands enjoy a layover in a Portland, Oregon elementary school chimney. Sunset brings a vortex of swirling shapes, whose each tiny piece combines to form a hypnotic, ever-changing pattern; an equinoctial rhythm beats in every swoop of the organic overhead spiral. The defunct industrial chimney is our own demise, and yet the relentless, fluid choreography of the tiny migrants signals a new start, the turning wheel.
Where to watch
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in the US yet.
US release dates
- Theatrical
- January 1, 2014
- Digital
- May 9, 2022