Poetry Movies

The homoerotic poetry of Mutsuo Takahashi sets the stage for these associated images based on male desire.

Valentina seeks refuge from the incessant waves of her mind in the pages of her upcoming poetry book Lapislazuli, trying to keep her life from...

Short documentary made with archival footage of the poet Elí Martín, and testimonies from family and friends who remember him.

Short film interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges poem Ajedrez. Narrated in Chinese. Features the Wei Yi Immortal game against Lazaro Bruzon. Originally...

A video adaptation of Shannon Sankey's poem Infusions. Readings of the poem are combined with old commercials and home video-styled clips depicting...

A short poem written by the director's uncle during her childhood is illustrated in a vision of bright nocturnal memory.

Inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost, this short primarily aims to capture the dynamic nature of the world around us; the ego and the id; the past...

A lonely character braving a steep mountain attempting to reach its peak. As he journeys the mountain, he is forced to confront a plethora of...

A creation story in epic poem format that traces our origins from the big bang to now, using science, poetry, storytelling, visual art, music, 'oli...

A solitary Frenchman seeks inspiration in a ruined duchy, meeting eccentric figures with their visions of art, madness, and myth. During 15 minutes...

A 1979 short dramatization of a poem by Robert Frost.

Eden, an avid reader, meets Florence, a poet, and over the course of an evening spent together their connection quickly becomes all-consuming....

A short documentary film about poet brothers Kai and Anders Carlson-Wee hopping freight trains across the country. Shot over the summer of 2013 on...

Tells the story a woman's life (and death) through poetry and symbolism.

A woman cuts off her braids and finds relief in her natural hair.

Set in the lake country of Northern Minnesota, Cry of the Loon is a lyrical mediation on life, death, and the beauty of the natural world.

Hilmano van Velzen, the "Homeless Poet" wants nothing more than to become famous with his poetry. But his addiction and character get in the way.

A documentary film on the site of a former lumber mill. It follows Lindsay Suter an architect and direct descendant of Lauren J. Drake, President of...

In Song of Myself (Section 51) we meet Thomas Michael Smith- a retired social worker, sign language interpreter, openly gay deacon in the Catholic...