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 poetic study of thirst. Stylized images of flowing water and the face of a young woman flowing past as in a metaphysical dream. The magic and...

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...

A 1979 short dramatization of a poem by Robert Frost.

Set to the poignant words of Shelby Newland and inspired by her poem of the same name-- a poem which won the National Poetry Out Loud competition's...

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...

Tragedy grips the family of Syuzi and David: Their young child drowns in a forest lake. What awaits the young family after their tragic loss while...

Ponders the possibilities of what awaits us at the end of our life.

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.

Short experimental movie about sea, love and trust.

"The Inner Demon" consists of a red-saturated pallet that subconsciously produces a danger response in the viewer's mind. This along with the...

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...

"The river Lek reminded me of the river Xiang in my hometown Changsha. I had not been home for 3 years and one of the connections with home was the...

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

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action,
and because there is only one of you in all time,...

Inspired by the life and poetry of Sargon Boulos, this film explores exile, memory, and the enduring connection between a person and their homeland.

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

“Don’t Take Harlem is my personal love letter to Harlem. This project is dear to me because it allowed me to understand my hometown and...

An elderly woman finds out by the rumors of her friends that a teenager in her neighborhood has been kicked out of her home for being a lesbian. This...

This visual poetry is a celebration of the full spectrum of womanhood, from the complex vulnerability to the hidden power.