Tenderness trickles from a mother’s hands as she bathes her son; love erupts from the taste of pomegranate in a youthful kiss; shame decimates a soul after a violent encounter. Ever Since, I Have Been Flying is infused with natural sound and evocatively beautiful images—moments that Vakif, a Kurdish man, shares in this poetic examination of his life. In part a vessel for Vakif’s recollections of growing up among his nomadic tribe in Turkey, this sensory short equally honors memory’s ability to persist. KR