Poem Movies

  • 2017
    Kobzar 2015

    Kobzar 2015

    Kobzar 2015

    7.32017HD

    In the adaptation of a poem by Taras Shevchenko in the last third of XVIII a small fraction of 300 Cossacks who were enslaving their own people for...

    Kobzar 2015
  • 2021
    No Leaders, Please

    No Leaders, Please

    No Leaders, Please

    6.62021HD

    Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention.

    No Leaders, Please
  • 2020
    Shades of Mensa

    Shades of Mensa

    Shades of Mensa

    02020HD

    In his film-poem Shades of Mensa, Jon Ratigan pairs glyphs and typograms from graphic aptitude tests prevalent in employment application processes...

    Shades of Mensa
  • 2018
    jany robiać z hary piramidu

    jany robiać z hary piramidu

    jany robiać z hary piramidu

    02018HD

    a visualization of a poem telling a story of making a piramid out of a mountain

    jany robiać z hary piramidu
  • 2025
    CROSS

    CROSS

    CROSS

    02025HD

    A young boy recalls his grandmother’s guidance on how to cross the street, as he spiritually retraces this ritual in Manila—where memory,...

    CROSS
  • 2024
    Now or There

    Now or There

    Now or There

    02024HD

    An exploration of the complex, deepening relationship between humans and their surroundings as civilizations succumb to the relentless natural world.

    Now or There
  • 2016
    Chess Poem

    Chess Poem

    Chess Poem

    102016HD

    Short film interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges poem Ajedrez. Narrated in Chinese. Features the Wei Yi Immortal game against Lazaro Bruzon. Originally...

    Chess Poem
  • 2025
    Tough Spot

    Tough Spot

    Tough Spot

    02025HD

    Based loosely on a true story. Grieving his father, Mark is determined to power on and build his future, transforming his pain into song. In Loving...

    Tough Spot
  • 2024
    No hay Eco en el Eco

    No hay Eco en el Eco

    No hay Eco en el Eco

    02024HD

    A visual interpretation of the poem "the girl / the scream" by Mahmud Darwish.

    No hay Eco en el Eco
  • 1989
    New Hampshire Foliage

    New Hampshire Foliage

    New Hampshire Foliage

    61989HD

    Video poem about New Hampshire and its foliage in Autumn

    New Hampshire Foliage
  • 2014
    circles

    circles

    circles

    02014HD

    a haiku films, a poem by Nha Thuyen

    circles
  • 1974
    To a Very Old Woman

    To a Very Old Woman

    To a Very Old Woman

    01974HD

    A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.

    To a Very Old Woman
  • 2023
    Jellyhead Goes on a Walk

    Jellyhead Goes on a Walk

    Jellyhead Goes on a Walk

    02023HD

    A poem about a person with jelly for a head.

    Jellyhead Goes on a Walk
  • 2022
    and I waaaah

    and I waaaah

    and I waaaah

    02022HD

    Video poem for SPAM Zine 004

    and I waaaah
  • 2023
    I Would Like to Live on the Moon

    I Would Like to Live on the Moon

    I Would Like to Live on the Moon

    02023HD

    A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape - literally, to the moon.

    I Would Like to Live on the Moon
  • 1970
    Юл

    Юл

    Юл

    01970HD

    Юл
  • 1970
    Colors (A Visual Poem)

    Colors (A Visual Poem)

    Colors (A Visual Poem)

    01970HD

    You are alive like they are.

    Colors (A Visual Poem)
  • 2021
    Time in a Grain of Sand

    Time in a Grain of Sand

    Time in a Grain of Sand

    02021HD

    An expression of time and memories.

    Time in a Grain of Sand
  • 2021
    Ausência

    Ausência

    Ausência

    02021HD

    Ausência
  • 2020
    Beautiful Neighbor, Opposite

    Beautiful Neighbor, Opposite

    Beautiful Neighbor, Opposite

    02020HD

    An exploration of love and loss in Paris.

    Beautiful Neighbor, Opposite