Poetry Movies

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

A docu-drama depicting the life and work of celebrated North Georgia poet and novelist Byron Herbert Reece.

A short student film about life through the eyes of an assassin stalking his prey, using the poem The Tyger by William Blake.

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

In Song of Myself (Section 51) we meet Thomas Michael Smith- a retired social worker, sign language interpreter, openly gay deacon in the Catholic...

A woman's walk through time and search for true freedom. The inner look breaks with the punishment of immobility, and the woman's destiny becomes a...

Reading out loud one poem of Andrés Eloy Blanco, titled “Pleito de amar y querer” (Battle between loving and caring).

An homage to the difficult paths we must walk on to get to our dreams.

OASIS, a documentary that tells us about water's historical role in Western Sahara via the true stories of people who turned this wild desert into a...

A video adaptation of Shannon Sankey's poem Infusions. Readings of the poem are combined with old commercials and home video-styled clips depicting...

Folly of Fortuna: a black and white poetry piece in short film form.

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

A short film animation by Julian Gray with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins reading his own poetry.

The homoerotic poetry of Mutsuo Takahashi sets the stage for these associated images based on male desire.

Various clips of jellyfish accompanied by the narration of two poems concerning a deity's lover.

Self-absorbed artist Jenny voices her grievances with the world and the people around her as she enters a series of poetry competitions.

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

Documentary video journey in search of the missing Tatar poet Rahim Sattar. The path from the present to the past runs through a polylogue of...