Like Wings, Your Hands

Like Wings, Your Hands Synopsis

Kalina, born in Bulgaria and now living in Boston, has always been a spiritual seeker. Her 14-year-old son, Marko, who has spina bifida and is partially paralysed, shares her curiosity about larger metaphysical questions, but also has his own unique perspective on life: Marko perceives numbers as having colours, shapes, and textures - and they're linked to emotions: embarrassment, for example, is 14; satisfaction is 67. Kalina is determined to respect her son's dignity and privacy as he embarks on the new terrain of adolescence, complicated as it is by his continued physical dependence on her care. She has other issues to wrestle with as well, including coming to understand her own life choices and her strained relationship with her father.