In April 2017 , '' Crow : The Legend '' , a short animation film , premiered its prologue at the Tribeca Film Festival . Legend was cast in the title role as the character Crow . He also served as executive producer for the project and performed the original song " When You Can Fly " . The film won at thirteen different film festivals including the LA Film Festival where it made its North American premiere in 2018 . The film won Best Animation VR Experience at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival and received nomination for Best Virtual Reality Production at the 46th Annual Annie Awards
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