In the final scene of “Task,” Tom (Mark Ruffalo) hears the sound of birds outside his window, sending him into a moment of quiet contemplation before a cut to the end credits, which is also footage of birds. That the emotional finale’s end credits forgo a big musical moment, in favor of the quiet ambient sound of birds in nature, underscores just how ingrained the animal had become with the themes, characters, and filmmaking of “Task.”
When series creator Brad Ingelsby was a guest on this week’s episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast, IndieWire asked what had inspired the birds. The simple answer: Ingelsby was surrounded by birders while creating the HBO miniseries. Ingelsby’s uncle, a former Augustinian priest who inspired the character of Tom, is a birder. That the actor who portrayed him turned out to also be an amateur birder — Ruffalo…
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