Poetry Movies

  • 1987
    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    01987HD

    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
  • 2022
    Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

    Russian Roulette

    02022HD

    In a desperate conflict with his own thoughts, a man tries to find a way to express his feelings to the girl he likes through his mind.

    Russian Roulette
  • 2016
    as close as possible / as far as possible

    as close as possible / as far as possible

    as close as possible / as far as possible

    6.52016HD

    With tones of nostalgia and magic, a universe is revealed where personal and imaginary memories seems to become indissociable. VHS glitches distort...

    as close as possible / as far as possible
  • 1965
    Tournoi

    Tournoi

    Tournoi

    31965HD

    Based on abstract images by Kamler, Andre Voisin and Francois Bayle imagined the story of a messenger charged to bring to our planet the key to a...

    Tournoi
  • 2020
    Scrivo ad alta voce

    Scrivo ad alta voce

    Scrivo ad alta voce

    02020HD

    An invitation to listen to someone who uses words to explore the interaction between man and modern times. In her mountain hut in Ciaminades, in Val...

    Scrivo ad alta voce
  • 2019
    Sophia, In Her Own Words

    Sophia, In Her Own Words

    Sophia, In Her Own Words

    92019HD

    Using the author's personal estate, current images of places where she lived or were dear to her, and archival images of television and film; using...

    Sophia, In Her Own Words
  • 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

    02001HD

    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
  • 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
  • 2010
    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    Pablo de Rokha: El Amigo Piedra

    02010HD

    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
  • 1990
    Bust of a poet

    Bust of a poet

    Bust of a poet

    01990HD

    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
  • 2018
    Pomeriggio a Roma

    Pomeriggio a Roma

    Pomeriggio a Roma

    02018HD

    A naked girl reads and discusses about 30 poems.

    Pomeriggio a Roma
  • 1973
    Bert Schierbeek/The Door

    Bert Schierbeek/The Door

    Bert Schierbeek/The Door

    01973HD

    A short portrait of poet Bert Schierbeek, who reads from his poetry.

    Bert Schierbeek/The Door
  • 2019
    I’m Scared But I’ve Been Here Before

    I’m Scared But I’ve Been Here Before

    I’m Scared But I’ve Been Here Before

    02019HD

    A short film adaptation of the titular poem by Melissa Lozada-Oliva.

    I’m Scared But I’ve Been Here Before
  • 2022
    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

    02022HD

    This video by Coco Fusco includes footage of the artist traveling by boat around Hart Island, the site of New York’s public cemetery that was...

    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word
  • 2013
    Alejandra

    Alejandra

    Alejandra

    72013HD

    The film tells the story of Alejandra Pizarnik: mythic Argentine poet who committed suicide at the age of 36. Her personal diaries, letters, poems,...

    Alejandra
  • 1963
    X:et

    X:et

    X:et

    01963HD

    About Swedish artist, painter, sculptor and set designer Sven "X-et" Erixson, presented with Lars Johan Werle's music and accompanied by readings...

    X:et
  • 2024
    The place where goats are raised

    The place where goats are raised

    The place where goats are raised

    02024HD

    Tells the story a woman's life (and death) through poetry and symbolism.

    The place where goats are raised
  • 2023
    Stones and Words

    Stones and Words

    Stones and Words

    02023HD

    Stefano is a filmmaker commissioned to make a movie about the poet Rosanna Bertoja. The two discover they share an unusual interest: a passion for...

    Stones and Words
  • 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
  • 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