Poetry Movies

Lesley, in her 80s, and teenager Jay deliver spoken word poetry expressing their sense of belonging, home, and their vision for the future of the...

A film based on an autobiographical prose of the famous Russian poet - Marina Cvetaeva.

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

American cowboys have been writing poetry for over a century. This little-known literary tradition both belies the macho image of the Western heroes...

An unlikely encounter between a strange bird who lives in deep water and Lena, a little urban girl.

In an extended panoramic view—an "audioscopy" of Algiers—the camera’s eye scrutinizes various buildings and city-center...

The attempt to await something. A visual representation of internal movements.

A poetic Gem from Edgar A. Guest. This film features Al Shayne singing A Real True Pal by Frank Loesser and Lou Herscher.

In the spring of 1970 Charles Bukowski took his first plane trip for a poetry reading at Bellevue Community College in Washington state. That he was...

Smoky little clubs, late nights, late nights of conversation over a glass of beer and a guitar. The lyricist Géza Bereményi and the...

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

Two young adults are confronted by compulsory heterosexuality and the gender binary, feeling pressured into conforming. Through self-reflection and...

Documentary discussing expectations in sexual and intimate situations, by blending people's anonymous stories, poetry and dance.

A naked girl reads and discusses about 30 poems.

This was a labour of love combining the work of some incredible artists to bring Máire Mhac an tSaoi’s poetry into the medium of film. ...

In the period 1891-1927, Henriette Roland Holst goes through a dramatic development. As an aspiring poet from an affluent bourgeois milieu she throws...

Poetry, erotic imagery, and Pasolini’s words come together in a fragmented exploration of gay desire and the politics of the body. Navigating...