Poetry Movies

The film is simply the internal, subliminal (poetic) thoughts of an aging woman poet as she travels the world, alone, probably for the last time,...

A lowly bookkeeper (me), shot entirely on videotape (Sony Hi8), recites a poem about Tuesdays (derived from Old English Tiwesdæg, meaning...

In this vertical short-form video, a strange fortune teller comes with a message for a specific collective.

Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical characters. He also has a familiar...

Poetry on 8 Tape features eight vignettes of 8 Tape film narrated with poetry that traverses the landscapes of grief, evolution, self-acceptance,...

A video collaboration by writer Fanny Howe and artist Maceo Senna.

sucking on words is a documentary film that features interviews with, and extensive performances by, the American poet Kenneth Goldsmith. It also...

A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.

At the age of 9, I stopped speaking. It's the year I broke from the inside, raped. I came out as a trans boy years later. I am often afraid of...

After Tsutomu Tamaki graduated from high school, he has worked at his family farm and raises ume (plum). He becomes interested in a class for...

A dreamlike cinematic poem about a family. A boy runs an errand for his mother and realizes that she is dying. A man attends the funeral of a former...

A personal essay film about the nature of artistic creation and the responsibility that comes along with it.

A dramatic recreation of Dylan Thomas' last tour of America, starring actor Bob Kingdom as the Welsh poet. Originally a successful stage production,...

A lost chapter in black British film: extraordinary rushes from a documentary showcasing talented members of the black community.

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

Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.