Press

“A gently illuminating look at a brilliant maverick musician… captured with grace and delicacy.” - The Hollywood Reporter / David Rooney

“A cunning hybrid of documentary and concert film.”
- Film Society of Lincoln Center

“…Andrew Bird, an exquisite all-around craftsman. Aranda’s own style is equally thoughtful.” - Roger Ebert.com / Bill Stamets

“it’s a music documentary that’s entertaining, lyrical and oddly revealing… definitely worth seeing -”
- indieWIRE / Dana Harris

“…should rock the faithful and uninitiated alike. Technical credits excel, the compositional and color balance of the image complementing a topnotch sound mix.” - Variety / Boyd van Hoeij

“…a superbly shot, recorded and cut-together concert film. The glimpses… are as suavely suggestive of hidden significance as his riddling lyrics.”
- New Zealand International Film Festival / Bill Gosden

“…an important landmark… fearlessly shows footage that some other artists might be reluctant to release to the world.”
- Fast Forward Weekly, Calgary / Nathan Atnikov

“…skillfully documents the artist in a free-form manner that fits his art, a treat for fans and a good introduction for newcomers.”
- Nashville Scene / Steven Hale

“Director Xan Aranda’s touch is delicate, we are involved but we are removed, much of the film feels like we are a fly on the wall – watching Andrew Bird exist in his environment.” – The Lonely Reviewer

“Recommended for Bird fans and first-time listeners alike…”
- Libertas Film Magazine / Joe Bendel

“Aranda has eloquently pieced together a poetic masterpiece for the senses.”
- Stella Magazine Denmark / Jessica Braz

“…an enchanting perspective of a musician working to uncover those rare intangible complexities that exist alongside any successful artist.”
- The Dropp / David Hanson

“…promises to tickle even the most curmudgeonly spirit… The images alone are surprisingly rich given the central subject here is sonic…”
- The Vancouver Sun / Katherine Monk

“Grade A… more than a technical diary, a rumination on process… a detailed, sympathetic biography of an artist gifted on numerous fronts simultaneously.”
- Cleveland.com / Zachary Lewis

“…an intriguing insider look at one of the indie music scene’s most enigmatic and talented individuals.” - Kansas City Star / Jon Niccum

“Four stars… Aranda’s charming documentary takes us behind the scenes with Bird…”  - Winston-Salem Relish / Tom Clodfelter

“…enough to leave you with a lasting impression that won’t soon go away.”
- The Film Stage (Bill Graham)

“It’s a truly amazing feat to… capture the process of a year-long music tour as well as the personal life of a musician while simultaneously preserving his privacy and leaving the viewer satisfied.” - The Indie-Verse / Nico Martini

“If you’re not an Andrew Bird fan, then you ought to still enjoy the musical performances, because he’s an exciting and innovative musician.”
- The Daily City, Orlando / Samir Mathur

“…fused together perfectly… gorgeously intimate…”
- Three Imaginary Girls.com, Seattle 

“Bird’s secrets seem better left untold, because the peeks into his offstage sonic explorations tell plenty about the creative process of the unorthodox, highly skilled musician.” - VitaMN / Jesse Mandell-McClinton

“FEVER YEAR hits a bullseye… captures the experience of being at his show exactly.” - The Tyee Canada / Thom Wong

“On stage with his violin, Bird seems like an untouchable genius. But in this film, we see his soft underbelly… a compelling and fun documentary.”  - Arts & Culture Magazine, North Texas / Bryan Kluger

“Aranda’s visual prose is what’s commanding here. Fever Year is a thoughtfully delivered lyric to an artist’s verse and his still growing song.”
- CineFile / Nelson Carvajal

“…guaranteed to earn him scores of new admirers.”
- Sound on Sight / Kenneth Broadway

“Brilliant, harmonic, and wonderful …so inspiring and filled with joy.”
- SBCC Film Reviews / Gustav Orvefors

Interviews
- CBC Radio Calgary (Chris dela Torre)
- CBC Radio One Yukon (Tara McCarthy)
- Chicago Tribune’s ‘ChicagoLive!’ (Jenniffer Weigel)
- FERNTV Toronto (Fernando Fernandez)
- indieWIRE Meets Xan Aranda, New York Film Festival (Dana Harris)
- KFAI Minneapolis-StPaul (Pam Hill Kroyer) * starts at 1:18:33
- My Old Kentucky Blog (Sara McGuyer)
- Omaha Public Radio (Cheril Lee)
- Paste Magazine (Max Blau)
- Salem Film Fest (Brian Lepire)
- Vancouver International Film Festival Q&A, October 2011 (Mark Peranson)
- WE Vancouver cover story (Andrea Warner)
- Winston-Salem Journal (Tom Clodfelter)
- Yes Weekly (Ryan Snyder)

Mentions
- A.V. Club, Onion
- Billboard
- Boston Globe (Loren King)
- BRM BeyondRace Magazine
- CBS Dallas Fort Worth (Marilee Vergati)
- Chicagoist (Michelle Meywes)
- Chicagoist (Rob Christopher)
- Chicago Reader (Peter Margasak)
- Cinespect Interview with Richard Pena (Ryan Wells)
- CityBeat Cincinnati (Eli Johnson)
- Cluster One
- The Comet
- Consequence of Sound (Andrew Rubin)
- Consequence of Sound (Chris Coplan)
- Consequence of Sound (Ted Maider / Joe Marvilli)
- DIY
- Exclaim.Ca (Josiah Hughes)
- Film Festival Today (Sandy Mandelberger)
- The Film Stage
- HitFix (Chris Eggertsen)
- How’s My Living?
- IndieHearts Buenos Aires
- IndieWire (Nigel M. Smith)
- IndieWire LiveStream (event)
- King Blind
- Late to the Movies
- The L Magazine / The Measure (Ian Erickson-Kery)
- Magic RPM
- McDonough Voice
- Missoula Independent (Skylar Browning)
- Mubi (David Hudson)
- The Muse in Music
- New York Film Festival/Film Society of Lincoln Center announcement
- New York Times re: New York Film Festival
- The NJ Underground
- …Ology
- One Thirty BPM
- Onion A.V. Club
- Paste Magazine
- Pitchfork
- Pitchfork (Carrie Battan)
- Playground Misnomer
- Portable.TV (Brodie Lancaster)
- POV / PBS (Adam Schartoff)
- Prefix Mag (Matthew MacFarland)
- Prefix Mag (Andrew Winistorfer)
- Prefix Mag (Andrew Martin)
- ReelScreen
- Santa Barbara Independent (Josef Woodard)
- SBCC Film Reviews (Luke Catena)
- Shoot Magazine
- The Spec (Dee Wallace)
- The Steam Engine
- Tiny Mix Tapes
- TribLocal Evanston 
- TriState Indie
- T-Mobile Music Poland
- TwentyFourBit
- Under the Radar Mag
- Under the Radar Mag (Mi Tran)
- Under the Radar New Zealand
- Vancouver International Film Festival announcement
- Vancouver Sun (John Mackie)
- Variety
- We Are Movie Geeks – Chicago Directors at Chicago Intl Film Festival
- We Are Movie Geeks – REELWomen at Chicago Intl Film Festival
- We Are Movie Geeks – St. Louis Intl Film Festival
- WKSU Ohio