Motherland: Fort Salem - The Journey of a Bowerbird
’The Journey of a Bowerbird’ is a coming-of-age montage, and a tribute to the cinematography of Motherland: Fort Salem.
We follow the journey of Raelle Collar, a reserved yet rebellious young woman. Trapped in a world that gives her no choice, she does not believe in or trust anyone. She often avoids social gatherings and keeps to herself instead.
She slowly finds her way in life, at the same time as falling in love, with someone that encourages her to look forward to the future.
She accepts the fact that she has to move on, from a relationship that has now ended.
Looking back at her journey, and her relationship, she finds truly beautiful moments that are worth keeping.
Visual Content: Motherland: Fort Salem (Season 1)
Audio: Clair De Lune, by Debussy (as performed by Carl Doy)
‘Why this title?’
For generations, Raelle’s family has been passing down, from mother to daughter, a combat charm made out of the foot of a Bowerbird. When explaining what it is to her unit, Raelle says 'they love anything blue’. We often see Raelle looking at her partner’s blue eyes, where the color is immidiately connected with her feelings.