Emily Dickinson’s poem “I felt my life with both my hands, to see if it was there” gives us the idea that one can touch one’s life. Director Kenneth Bi uses this poem for his inspiration for the Interpretations Film Initiative. Here’s his thoughts on the short film:

Maybe we can feel a shape. Our hands accompany us in all our life changing moments and sometimes have a hand in them. In the shortest storytelling format on film, I wanted to tell the story of a whole person’s life using only his hands. The things he does with his hands, love, hate, work, things he reaches for, the people he touches.

We can also see an underlying story of someone coming to know Christ as well through all the turmoil in his life.

See other shorts commissioned: Far East Futura, Orient Express by Wong Fu Productions, Represent by Iris Yamashita, Blowout Sale with Danny Pudi, Good Shot with Leonardo Nam, and Cambodian American. Get inspired and join the competition.

I Felt My Life in Both Hands by Kenneth Bi