A meditative journey through the shifting landscape of emotion and the hypnotic quality of our desires. Set to music by Citizen Cope and filmed entirely unscripted, Bird in Hand is an exploration of a young man's struggle to let go of unfulfilled dreams to make way for life's possibilities. Stunning sequences from the streets of San Francisco to the lush greenery of Louisiana give way to artful portrayals from an ensemble cast.

Upon the death of his great grandfather, Brandon Davis - a wedding photographer - inherits an antique camera famous for taking Victorian death photography. After photographing his subjects they start to die from horrible, bizarre deaths.