Poetry Movies

  • 2025
    OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

    OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

    OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

    102025HD

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

    OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
  • 2023
    Ozymandias

    Ozymandias

    Ozymandias

    02023HD

    Ozymandias recites Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem of the same name. Selected AI-generated images and text-to-speech narration - with their vutlure-like...

    Ozymandias
  • 1970
    Espectro

    Espectro

    Espectro

    01970HD

    In Espectro the viewer embarks on a journey that enters the dreams and thoughts of the filmmaker, exploring the nuances of image, archive, and...

    Espectro
  • 2024
    Tales of the Deity's Lover

    Tales of the Deity's Lover

    Tales of the Deity's Lover

    02024HD

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

    Tales of the Deity's Lover
  • 2015
    Riding the Highline

    Riding the Highline

    Riding the Highline

    72015HD

    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
  • 2025
    Only One Glove

    Only One Glove

    Only One Glove

    02025HD

    "I thought of all those gloves I see here and there on the street and it's like they're waiting for someone to turn around, look for them, take them...

    Only One Glove
  • 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
  • 1995
    Vivat Hollý

    Vivat Hollý

    Vivat Hollý

    01995HD

    Vivat Hollý
  • 1970
    The Story of Everything

    The Story of Everything

    The Story of Everything

    01970HD

    A creation story in epic poem format that traces our origins from the big bang to now, using science, poetry, storytelling, visual art, music, 'oli...

    The Story of Everything
  • 2019
    You, the Choice of My Parents

    You, the Choice of My Parents

    You, the Choice of My Parents

    02019HD

    A poetic journey through the life of a woman going through an arranged marriage, animated on traditional Tongan Cloth called Ngatu.

    You, the Choice of My Parents
  • 1954
    Poems Are Fun

    Poems Are Fun

    Poems Are Fun

    01954HD

    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
  • 1970
    Groter dan je bent

    Groter dan je bent

    Groter dan je bent

    01970HD

    Groter dan je bent
  • 2018
    Infusions

    Infusions

    Infusions

    02018HD

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

    Infusions
  • 2025
    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    02025HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2024
    Dispositions

    Dispositions

    Dispositions

    02024HD

    Dispositions is a visual poem conveying hope in the darkness

    Dispositions
  • 2026
    Kiss of the Muses

    Kiss of the Muses

    Kiss of the Muses

    02026HD

    A poetess retreats into a mysterious forest seeking inspiration, only to enter a dreamlike realm where four enigmatic muses guide her through...

    Kiss of the Muses
  • 2001
    A Mere Grain of Nothing My Death: A Life in Poetry - Ingrid Jonker

    A Mere Grain of Nothing My Death: A Life in Poetry - Ingrid Jonker

    A Mere Grain of Nothing My Death: A Life in Poetry - Ingrid Jonker

    102001HD

    On 19 July 1965, the South-African poet Ingrid Jonker walked into the sea near Drieankerbaai in Cape Town at the age of 31. She left behind a little...

    A Mere Grain of Nothing My Death: A Life in Poetry - Ingrid Jonker
  • 1997
    Beaux et courageux

    Beaux et courageux

    Beaux et courageux

    01997HD

    Beaux et courageux
  • 1970
    four frames; four stories

    four frames; four stories

    four frames; four stories

    01970HD

    Inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost, this short primarily aims to capture the dynamic nature of the world around us; the ego and the id; the past...

    four frames; four stories