Sometimes, all it takes to remember how and why is to look up at the sky.

Inspired by the music of Bill Reichelt and a haiku by Matsuo Basho, Cloud and Bird is an animated short by self-taught artist and animator, Bridget Riversmith. Basho was a master poet of the Edo period in Japan who renounced privilege and urban culture to wander in the wilderness. He reflected the world around him, distilling moments with clarity, brevity and humor into haiku.—Bridget Riversmith