Yehuda Sharim is a writer, filmmaker, poet, and photographer, and is currently a faculty member at the Global Arts, Media, and Writing Program at the University of California, Merced. His work reflects on the relationship between the quotidian and the poetic to explore new potentialities of the imagination. Sharim’s films have appeared in film festivals, artistic venues, and universities across the world. His latest work, El Ojo Comienza En La Mano (The Eye Begins in The Hand, 2022), is the winner and finalist of more than nine international awards and has been screened in more than fifty film festivals worldwide. Please visit sharimstudio.com to learn more about his extensive body of work.