Poetry Movies

  • 1970
    In Void

    In Void

    In Void

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    After his parents' death in a traffic accident, Ibrahim decides to go to their summer house, where he goes every summer with his family, alone this...

    In Void
  • 1968
    Dream of Water

    Dream of Water

    Dream of Water

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    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...

    Dream of Water
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2010
    Outremer

    Outremer

    Outremer

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

    Outremer
  • 2010
    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

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    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
  • 1970
    Portrait de ma mère poète

    Portrait de ma mère poète

    Portrait de ma mère poète

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    Intimate portrait of Marie-Jo Gobron, belgian poet and the director's mother. 20 years after the release of a film about his father's paintings, the...

    Portrait de ma mère poète
  • 1970
    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    01970HD

    Inspired by the Poem by John Keats, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" follows the accounts of a dying man (Morgan Holgate) who encountered a mysterious...

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci
  • 1973
    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

    Tove Ditlevsen – jeg har altid villet alting

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    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

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    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)