Experiencing Interruptions?

WHY-EEELA

"im an' 'im an' me a'ways in wide-blue out low-a-drift clou's all windfeath'ry..."

The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhyncus funereus) has a distinctive, relaxed loping flight and a loud plaintive call: "why-eeela, weee-la". It feeds on the seeds of diverse trees including eucalypts, banksias and hakeas. Much of this habitat has been destroyed or degraded by human activity. However, the cockatoos are often seen around the outer suburbs of Adelaide, feeding on seeds in the cones of introduced Monterey Pines planted along roadsides and in parks and gardens.

As a yellow-tailed black cockatoo searches for food and missing companions in urban deserts, we hear fragments of its calls...

Recorded at various locations around Adelaide on unceded Kaurna Land in South Australia.

  • Ian Gibbins
    Director
  • Ian Gibbins
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    poetry, poetry film, environmental, endangered species, climate change, natural history
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    100 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ian Gibbins

Ian Gibbins is a South Australian poet, video artist and electronic musician. His poetry has been widely published, including four books, two of which are in collaboration with artists. His video and audio work has been shown to acclaim around the world in festivals, on-line collections, gallery installations, and public art commissions. Until he retired in 2014, he was an internationally-recognised neuroscientist and professor of anatomy at Flinders University, South Australia. See www.iangibbins.com.au.

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