CREATOR STATEMENT

I Am Kai is a story about what happens when the identity that helped you survive can no longer carry you forward.

Ally is a professional stuntwoman, trained to override fear, endure impact, and keep going no matter the cost. Her body is her job, her pain is normalized, and her worth is tied to how much she can take. When she loses Kai, her dog and emotional anchor, everything she’s been holding together finally begins to fracture.

This film explores grief, burnout, and self-abandonment through a blend of grounded realism and surreal, mythic interiority. As Ally’s nervous system collapses, her inner world opens, glitching, dreaming, and revealing truths she’s long ignored. The spiritual and symbolic elements reflect what trauma feels like when the body finally speaks.

Kai represents unconditional love, intuition, and the intelligence of the heart. Losing her becomes an initiation, forcing Ally to confront the version of herself that survived by disconnecting. 

Set against the power of water, sound, and the natural world, I Am Kai is a transformational love story, reclaiming self-worth, embodied truth, and the courage to choose a life fully embodied.

This film is for anyone who’s ever been praised for their strength while quietly falling apart, and for those who sense that the breakdown they fear may actually be the doorway home.