Poetry Movies

  • 2018
    Cruciatu

    Cruciatu

    Cruciatu

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    In a lost corner of the world, just another village isolated from all the recurring rumors of any era. The trees take over leaving the loneliness...

    Cruciatu
  • 2015
    Riding the Highline

    Riding the Highline

    Riding the Highline

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    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...

    Riding the Highline
  • 2015
    Cry of the Loon

    Cry of the Loon

    Cry of the Loon

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    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.

    Cry of the Loon
  • 2015
    the problem is that everything is fleeting

    the problem is that everything is fleeting

    the problem is that everything is fleeting

    02015HD

    A poetry film about love, anxiety, and the cosmos.

    the problem is that everything is fleeting
  • 2014
    Holes in the Mountain

    Holes in the Mountain

    Holes in the Mountain

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    Through video, photography, poetry, and music, the film creates an associative narrative structure that seeks to explore rural American landscapes,...

    Holes in the Mountain
  • 2010
    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    02010HD

    Documentary film about the great forgotten of Chilean literature. With interviews with family members, poets and artists who knew him, this feature...

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra
  • 2012
    Uxío Novoneyra: Poeta/Alén

    Uxío Novoneyra: Poeta/Alén

    Uxío Novoneyra: Poeta/Alén

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    This documentary shows the life and work of the Galician poet from O Courel, Uxío Novoneyra, from a double perspective: the intimate and...

    Uxío Novoneyra: Poeta/Alén
  • 2010
    Outremer

    Outremer

    Outremer

    02010HD

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

    Outremer
  • 1973
    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    01973HD

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting
  • 1990
    Bust of a poet

    Bust of a poet

    Bust of a poet

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    In Busto of a poet, the word is the real protagonist: the verses, reflections and texts of José Ángel Valente take shape through the...

    Bust of a poet
  • 1970
    Lifelines

    Lifelines

    Lifelines

    01970HD

    Switching between their surreal perspectives, two high school students who can’t determine the border of fiction and reality battle their...

    Lifelines
  • 1954
    Poems Are Fun

    Poems Are Fun

    Poems Are Fun

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    Shows that poems can be written about many subjects. Points out that choral speaking and impromptu composition can increase the enjoyment of poems.

    Poems Are Fun
  • 2014
    Poetry Is an Island, Derek Walcott

    Poetry Is an Island, Derek Walcott

    Poetry Is an Island, Derek Walcott

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    Intimate portrait of poet, playwright, painter and filmmaker Derek Walcott, set in his beloved native island, St Lucia.

    Poetry Is an Island, Derek Walcott
  • 1970
    To Hold My Love

    To Hold My Love

    To Hold My Love

    01970HD

    To Hold My Love is a short film merging dance, fashion, and spoken words. Through their bodies and their language, the five dancers pull the viewers...

    To Hold My Love
  • 1999
    Figures

    Figures

    Figures

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    Three short experimental video lyrics based on the classical figure.

    Figures
  • 1995
    Vivat Hollý

    Vivat Hollý

    Vivat Hollý

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    Vivat Hollý
  • 2005
    Poetry is Child's Play

    Poetry is Child's Play

    Poetry is Child's Play

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    A whole new universe can hide in the smallest speck of ink.

    Poetry is Child's Play
  • 1987
    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    01987HD

    When Robert Lax was approached in the early 1980s about doing a video documentary on him, he had only one condition—that it be focused on his...

    Robert Lax: Word & Image
  • 1970
    M'es en abyme

    M'es en abyme

    M'es en abyme

    01970HD

    A collage of images and voices of women poets that succeeds brilliantly, both as a tribute to the women whose words are borrowed and as an original...

    M'es en abyme
  • 1970
    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)

    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)

    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)

    01970HD

    In his debut feature-length film, poet and author Paul Molinar offers an exciting assortment of musical performances, poetry recitations, and serious...

    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)