Yahoo Lifestyle Björk Launching ‘Cornucopia’: New Concert Film Addresses Climate Issues
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter Björk previewed her manifesto from her new movie Cornucopia at Climate Week today.
The 16x Grammy nominee and Cannes Film Festival-winning actress is the creative director on the feature which is in post. The Cornucopia concert was filmed live in Lisbon, Portugal, and it illustrates the singer’s activism to address the climate crisis. Most recently, she collaborated with Rosalía on a song titled “Oral” and dedicated 100% of the proceeds to fund a series of legal actions aimed at combating intensive farm fishing. Level Forward shared the news today at their Soho House More to Talk About Residency.
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Cornucopia is produced by Snowstorm, S101, Level Forward and Foobar.
The singer told Deadline, in her own words the following about the project:
“it is an emergency
in order to survive as a species we need to define our utopia
the Paris climate accord is a modern utopia impossible to imagine
but overcoming our environmental challenges is the only way
we can survive
we have to imagine something that doesn’t exist carve intentionally into the future
and demand space for hope
weave a matriarchal dome
let’s imagine a world where nature and technology collaborate and make a song about ita musical mockup
then move into it
let’s write music for our destination
in mythologies around the world after a disaster one captures the spirit with a flute and starts anew
carved out of the first fauna
we arrive on a new island with mutant species unknown hybrids of birds and plants
our past is on loop, turn it off
let ́s be intentional about the light
imagine a future be in it”
Details about the release of Cornucopia will be announced by the end of the year.
Level Forward is a mini studio dedicated to making brave stories, producing courageous conversations, and working toward enduring impact. Their features include Mountains, the Oscar-nominated Red, White and Blue, The Year Between, Body Parts, The Big Payback, The Assistant, Holler, Rebel Hearts, Topside, You Resemble Me, On The Record, and American Woman. Broadway and live shows include the forthcoming Romeo + Juliet, Suffs, How To Dance In Ohio, Parade, POTUS, Slave Play, What The Constitution Means To Me, Sanctuary City, Jagged Little Pill, and Oklahoma!
Björk was Oscar nominated for the Best Original Song in 2001, “I’ve Seen It All” from the musical movie Dancer in the Dark. She starred in the Lars Von Trier directed pic, and wrote the songs and won Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival.
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