"I brought live reptiles, birds of prey and exotic flowers to a very stereotyped and neglected section of the city of St. Louis, Missouri which suffers from from severe abandonment and despair, but also has many tranquil vacant lots where nature flourishes. I chose these birds of prey for their symbolic meaning- The bald eagle a symbol of the United States, hawks and owls are messengers. But this is not a film about St. Louis, It's about an anonymous archetype more than a specific locale. St. Louis's social economical changes and decline are familiar in the United States.
 I wanted to create a fictional future where nature has taken over and humans are gone as a consequence of pollution, climate change, and social inequality. The soundtrack was created by recording musicians playing percussions and cello as they viewed the raw footage then mixed and edited with field recordings."