Poetry Movies

  • 1993
    Star of Day

    Star of Day

    Star of Day

    41993HD

    The film is simply the internal, subliminal (poetic) thoughts of an aging woman poet as she travels the world, alone, probably for the last time,...

    Star of Day
  • 1992
    Francoeur: Exit pour nomades

    Francoeur: Exit pour nomades

    Francoeur: Exit pour nomades

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    Lucien Francoeur, rock poet of the French imagination of North America, lives the destiny he has chosen for himself at 200 miles an hour.

    Francoeur: Exit pour nomades
  • 2021
    LIGHTS

    LIGHTS

    LIGHTS

    02021HD

    A boy who finished school and spends time at home, between routine and sleep, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    LIGHTS
  • 1974
    A Passion for Churches

    A Passion for Churches

    A Passion for Churches

    01974HD

    Sir John Betjeman visits and explains the architecture of various churches in the Diocese of Norwich. Among those visited: Sandringham church on the...

    A Passion for Churches
  • 2014
    Rita Dove: An American Poet

    Rita Dove: An American Poet

    Rita Dove: An American Poet

    02014HD

    A series of in-depth conversations with Poet Laureate Rita Dove—conducted and recorded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley between September 2012, and...

    Rita Dove: An American Poet
  • 1993
    A Life Together: Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon

    A Life Together: Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon

    A Life Together: Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon

    01993HD

    Performance and conversation with husband-and-wife poets Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon at a New Jersey festival, in their Wilmot (N.H.) hometown and...

    A Life Together: Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon
  • 1968
    Batouk

    Batouk

    Batouk

    101968HD

    This uneven and uninspired documentary of Africa is a collection from various stock footage. Female dancers in mod clothes dance on the Eiffel Tower...

    Batouk
  • 2025
    The Place of Chimeras

    The Place of Chimeras

    The Place of Chimeras

    02025HD

    An elegy about ‘José Ð Almeida’s life and work. Along an intimate metamorphosis, this dreamlike and visually expressive world...

    The Place of Chimeras
  • 2000
    Hell Frozen Over

    Hell Frozen Over

    Hell Frozen Over

    02000HD

    Bernadette Corporation describes this work as "A fashion film about the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé and the color white." Produced for...

    Hell Frozen Over
  • 2014
    Summer Snow

    Summer Snow

    Summer Snow

    62014HD

    Short experimental movie about sea, love and trust.

    Summer Snow
  • 1935
    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    01935HD

    Based on the Edgar A. Guest poem of the same name, this is photographic ode to the American South, featuring representative scenery. Mendelsohn's...

    Early in the Mornin'
  • 2022
    Un Cuerpo

    Un Cuerpo

    Un Cuerpo

    02022HD

    Un Cuerpo
  • 2020
    Letter to a Young Man

    Letter to a Young Man

    Letter to a Young Man

    02020HD

    A collaborative film created during Lockdown in response to the political landscape and the work of Daisaku Ikeda.

    Letter to a Young Man
  • 2021
    Skál

    Skál

    Skál

    62021HD

    Dania is 21 years old and grew up in a Christian community in the Faroe Islands’ Bible belt. She has just moved to Tórshavn and is...

    Skál
  • 2020
    The Infinite

    The Infinite

    The Infinite

    02020HD

    Animation inspired by the poem “The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi.

    The Infinite
  • 2024
    Symphonie Fantastique

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Symphonie Fantastique

    02024HD

    A lone wind ensemble musician photographs an ongoing performance as she's suddenly joined by a past lover.

    Symphonie Fantastique
  • 2022
    Woman Is My Last Name

    Woman Is My Last Name

    Woman Is My Last Name

    02022HD

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

    Woman Is My Last Name
  • 2022
    Alternate Spaces

    Alternate Spaces

    Alternate Spaces

    02022HD

    A short documentary on the River Ouse, following it downstream from Lewes to Newhaven, meditating on the surrounding area.

    Alternate Spaces
  • 1995
    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s

    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s

    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s

    01995HD

    San Francisco's North Beach in the 50's - A mix of jazz, poetry and art - The Beach recreates the atmosphere that prevailed through first-hand...

    The Beach - San Francisco’s North Beach in the 50s
  • 2021
    P.E.N.S.

    P.E.N.S.

    P.E.N.S.

    02021HD

    There is a cultural tide rising in Houston. Amid the city's museums, historic landmarks, and vibrant nightlife exists a cache of the nation's most...

    P.E.N.S.