Mother's Milk - Community-Sourced Video

Описание: My song, Mother’s Milk, is a celebration of motherhood across all walks of life. With that in mind, I desired to create a celebratory video for Mother’s Day that fulfilled 2 criteria.

First, that the video be as inclusive as possible. I am so deeply grateful to my community of friends and supporters who have shared their intimate and special motherhood moments with me – I sincerely hope I’ve done justice to your generosity and vulnerability in this little democratic project.

Second, that the video also celebrate non-human mothers. I’m deeply grateful for the generosity of my Marine Biologist, Videographer, and Nature-Loving friends, who have captured so beautifully the parallel lives of mothers in the natural world. I believe strongly in Deep Ecology, a philosophy that recognizes all life as part of our larger family – that encourages deep empathy with the trees, plants, animals, and fungi as extensions of our sisterhood and brotherhood. I try to practice Deep Ecology in raising my children, for example, teaching Ellie to say hi to the trees, to learn about the life of the squirrels in our backyard, and to recognize the language of the birds at her window.

Mothers renew and sustain life. They impart cultural and spiritual education in raising us, and thereby foster pluralism. Mothers are a crucial part of environmental protection and restoration.

I hope you hear this song and experience this video in celebration of all mothers. Happy Mother’s Day.

Peace & Love,

Kaeni

Special thanks to:

Kyle Christensen Photography @bluelifewild
Andrew Taylor and Blue Corner Marine Research @bluecornerconservation
Billabong Zoo: Koala and Wildlife Park @billabongzoo
Yuki N @dolphin808m913
Assa Soltani @goodboy_dash