Filmmaker Statement

Arcadia is a small city in the San Gabriel Valley, known mostly for its mountain vistas, fantastic Chinese restaurants, thoroughbred racetrack…and hundreds of wild peafowl who roam freely about the lawns, roofs, and trees of local homeowners. Aside from my curiosities about the inner workings of a neighborhood, what surprised me and charmed me the most during the course of making this film, was the overwhelming desire from the residents of Arcadia to find a way to peacefully coexist with, and respect the natural world, even in the most unnatural of circumstances.