I Am

Directed by Mercy L. Smith · Starring Joshua M. Bott, Asher Deva, Michelle Farivar, Jemar Michael · 2013

Strangers in Philadelphia are asked to finish the sentence "I am ___"; a few expand their answers into poems brought to life through visual metaphors.

A simple question to strangers blossoms into a poetic, surprising portrait of how people see themselves.

I Am is not only a film but a social experiment that took strangers in Philadelphia and asked them to finish this sentence. "I am ___." Through these responses, the film-maker was able to create a montage of answers and

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