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Dan Deacon - "Sat By A Tree", from 'Mystic Familiar', out now on Domino Record Co.
Please note: Viewers with an aversion to watching close up footage of insects should be advised against viewing this video.
Hear Dan Deacon discuss the inspiration behind the song and the video for “Sat By A Tree” here: https://youtu.be/GS9FVaN1jeM

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Director: Daren Rabinovitch of Encyclopedia Pictura
Co-writers: Daren Rabinovitch & Isaiah Saxon
Executive Producers: Mark De Pace & Zachary Mortensen
Head Of Production: Kacie Barton
Producers: Ade Macalinao & Isaiah Saxon
Production Coordinator: Jake Eisner
Director of Photography: David Vollrath
SFX Camera Operator: Mitch Herndon
Gaffer: Tom Platt
Gaffer: Nicholas Popkey
Make-up Artist: Michelle Sfarzo
Art PA: Sarah Cho
Set PA: Zackery Ramos-Taylor
Editor: Isaiah Saxon
VFX Artist: Sean Hellfritsch
Lead: Aparna Nancherla

Director Daren Rabinovitch on the “Sat By A Tree” video:
“Our film echoes the buzzing energy of Dan’s music by capturing the time lapse activity of flesh-eating beetles. We worked with comedian Aparna Nancharla to create a protagonist who watches with strange bemusement as their body is broken down into compost by thousands of insects. Dancing playfully around the song’s themes of death and decay, the underlying message is that openness towards mortality can make it more possible to enjoy this precious life.

Dan Deacon on the “Sat By A Tree" video:
"Daren's video shows an amplified life cycle that mirrors the themes often found in my music—seeing one life's ending not as a tragedy but as the prelude to another life's story can help us face our own mortality. I see the video more as a prequel to the life of a plant rather than the death of the person in the video. It was also amazing working with Aparna! I'm a huge fan of her work and knew her comedic genius would bring a levity to the subject matter."