Poetry Movies

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...

A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.

An animated poem about a dog, her human, and the consequences of a nasty habit.

Combining the authenticity of Indigenous writer Rebecca Thomas' narrative, the power of poetry, and stunning animation, "I Place You into the Fire"...

A journey into a mind of an artist with creative crisis.

Eden, an avid reader, meets Florence, a poet, and over the course of an evening spent together their connection quickly becomes all-consuming....

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...

Intimate portrait of poet, playwright, painter and filmmaker Derek Walcott, set in his beloved native island, St Lucia.

James Broughton's creation myth, THIS IS IT, places a 2-year-old Adam and a bright apple-red balloon in a backyard garden of Eden, and works a small...

"The Lady in the Book" is Sylvia Plath, a major author of 20th-century American poetry and a feminist icon following her sudden death at the age of...

A short film inspired by the poetry of Billy Collins.

Hilmano van Velzen, the "Homeless Poet" wants nothing more than to become famous with his poetry. But his addiction and character get in the way.

Follow blind poet Paiv as he navigates a sighted world, finding solace through his art.

A whole new universe can hide in the smallest speck of ink.

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