Poetry Movies

A film that immerses its audience in subjective states of consciousness they might experience when they die, imagining what they can see and think...

A mini documentary about küçük İskender and his views on poetry.

The film is an unusual portrait of Slovak poet Jozef Urban who tragically died. Nevertheless, his short life was enough for his work to influence...

A short film inspired by the poems of Giulia Bencivenga.

First film of Juan José Ponce’s trilogy about Federico García Lorca. Lunas de Nueva York looks back on Federico’s trip to...

About the Swedish writer Stig Dagerman (1923-1954). More than a style, there is a Dagerman voice. This simple voice speaks softly, without emphasis,...

Poetry film based on "El regalo" by Honduran writer Clementina Suárez.

The brilliant writing and troubled life of Californian Larry Levis came to an abrupt halt when he died at age 49. Is self-destruction required for a...

A film based on an autobiographical prose of the famous Russian poet - Marina Cvetaeva.

Kitty Tsui, Chinese American writer, poet, body builder, and lesbian activist, tells of her arrival as an immigrant to San Francisco and, amidst the...

A poor girl tries to take care of his father during the COVID-19 pandemic by participating in a poetry competition.

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...

Alone, driven by hope, a blind painter wanders through the shards and shivers of the past in search of hopeless certainty.

A young man opens the window of his attic room and discovers a lunar landscape which submerges him and threatens to imprison him in an eternal sheet...

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...