Plot

''Song of the Land'' with American Sign Language is a short time travel film, which is actually a unique music video that encapsulates the years 1857 - 2013 and features an original musical theatre score, sung by a lyric tenor playing the nineteenth century genius, Frederick Law Olmsted, historically known as "The Father of American Landscape Architecture." His inclusive philosophy of democracy through naturalistic Landscape as Art is showcased via pastoral and picturesque montages of his man-made vista, New York City's Central Park. This gorgeously portrayed, garden masterpiece has long been galvanizing by virtue of including all populations, embracing multi-ethnic patrons with and without multiple disabilities, serving as a resplendent, role-model ecosphere.

In addition to the information supplied in the aforementioned Storyline, genius Frederick Law Olmsted, esteemed landscape architect (and musical time traveler) gives heartfelt thanks to his landscape partner, Calvert Vaux. Central Park was their grand, seminal masterpiece, and they went on to design other breath-taking landscapes together. Their naturalistic legacy thrives today, having emanated in the nineteenth century.

''Song of the Land'' with American Sign Language is a short time travel film, which is actually a unique music video that encapsulates the years 1857 to the present. It features an original musical theatre score, sung by a lyric tenor playing the nineteenth century genius, Frederick Law Olmsted, historically known as "The Father of American Landscape Architecture." His inclusive philosophy of democracy through naturalistic Landscape as Art is showcased via pastoral and picturesque montages of his man-made vista, New York City's Central Park. This gorgeously portrayed, garden masterpiece has long been galvanizing by virtue of including all populations, embracing multi-ethnic patrons with and without multiple disabilities, serving as a resplendent, role-model ecosphere.

''Song of the Land'' with American Sign Language is a short time travel film, which is actually a unique music video. It was featured by the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center in their International Digital Arts Festival, "Forty Days Around the World." This musical short encapsulates the years 1857 - 2013 and highlights an original musical theatre score, sung by a lyric tenor playing the nineteenth century genius Frederick Law Olmsted. He is historically known as "The Father of American Landscape Architecture." His inclusive philosophy of democracy through naturalistic Landscape as Art is showcased via pastoral and picturesque montages of his man-made vista, New York City's Central Park. This gorgeously portrayed, garden masterpiece has long been galvanizing by virtue of including all populations, embracing multi-ethnic patrons with and without multiple disabilities, serving as a resplendent role-model ecosphere. The park and the music video have received international accolades, including laudatory commentary on the original Olmstedian paintings and photographs featured in the cinematography. The paintings were created by Cindy Crofoot, Joan Abdon, Ann Seaver, with art photography by Patrick Mulvaney. The music video is derived from Theatre in Motion's Off Broadway musical "The Promise of Central Park," which was actually performed in New York City's Central Park many times. Book and Direction: Leslie (Reuter) Fanelli. Music/Lyrics: Susan Mondzak. Cinematographer: Marco Bobadilla. This music video, as well as Leslie Fanelli's "Back in 1873" received funding from J.M. McDonald Foundation.