Poetry Movies

  • 2007
    sucking on words

    sucking on words

    sucking on words

    4.82007HD

    sucking on words is a documentary film that features interviews with, and extensive performances by, the American poet Kenneth Goldsmith. It also...

    sucking on words
  • 1978
    Rosaura

    Rosaura

    Rosaura

    01978HD

    This film visualizes humanity’s quest to relentlessly pursue goals. In the human fight for progress, the march forward cannot be stopped, even...

    Rosaura
  • 1999
    Return Journey

    Return Journey

    Return Journey

    4.71999HD

    A dramatic recreation of Dylan Thomas' last tour of America, starring actor Bob Kingdom as the Welsh poet. Originally a successful stage production,...

    Return Journey
  • 1979
    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

    6.51979HD

    After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....

    Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
  • 2023
    Regard Silence

    Regard Silence

    Regard Silence

    02023HD

    “I love poetry because it makes me feel like my mind expands.” In Regard Silence, that's the very first sentence expressed—in sign...

    Regard Silence
  • 2016
    Though You May Not Know

    Though You May Not Know

    Though You May Not Know

    72016HD

    An account of the life and work of the Spanish poet Luis García Montero; a journey through his experiences, his mentors, his influences and...

    Though You May Not Know
  • 2011
    Here and There

    Here and There

    Here and There

    42011HD

    One summer evening in a small town in France, two teenage boys, Clarinet and Piano, say goodbye. For twelve years, they rejoin each other at...

    Here and There
  • 2016
    Iron Moon

    Iron Moon

    Iron Moon

    52016HD

    Few of us have stopped to consider the lives of the workers who manufacture the objects that make up our daily lives. We use these objects without...

    Iron Moon
  • 2009
    A Message from the East

    A Message from the East

    A Message from the East

    02009HD

    The story of Muhammad Iqbal, a turn of the century poet/philosopher from South Asia. Through Iqbal's work we open a dialog between the East and West,...

    A Message from the East
  • 2025
    The View

    The View

    The View

    102025HD

    A diary of a boy grappling with identity, love and belonging while exploring our fragile journey through a chaotic world.

    The View
  • 2021
    What It All Could Be

    What It All Could Be

    What It All Could Be

    102021HD

    Hum lives in a refugee camp near Hamburg. He loves films and finances his visits to the cinema by selling lost properties from cinema visits in the...

    What It All Could Be
  • 2016
    The Book of Conrad

    The Book of Conrad

    The Book of Conrad

    02016HD

    About the poet C.A.Conrad, an eccentric Elvis worshiping poet and tarot card reader, who confronts his violent past and the suspicious death of his...

    The Book of Conrad
  • 1998
    Borges: A Life in Poetry

    Borges: A Life in Poetry

    Borges: A Life in Poetry

    01998HD

    A peculiar portrait of the Argentinean writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) drawn by the extravagant and original look of the Spanish writer Fernando...

    Borges: A Life in Poetry
  • 2004
    Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul

    Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul

    Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul

    8.72004HD

    This landmark documentary reveals the tragic life of a gifted young woman who was executed for speaking out during the height of Chairman Mao’s...

    Searching for Lin Zhao's Soul
  • 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
  • 1993
    The Grove

    The Grove

    The Grove

    01993HD

    The Grove is the second part of Lawrence Jordan's H.D. Trilogy. It continues what began with THE BLACK OUD (again featuring Joanna McClure as the...

    The Grove
  • 2005
    About the Possibility of a Life

    About the Possibility of a Life

    About the Possibility of a Life

    02005HD

    This film is a documentary portrait of the great Bulgarian Writer and poet Valeri Petrov.

    About the Possibility of a Life
  • 2018
    The Mother of All Hurricanes

    The Mother of All Hurricanes

    The Mother of All Hurricanes

    02018HD

    The Hurricane Maria represented a historic event for the island of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican spirit at the helm of this natural disaster was...

    The Mother of All Hurricanes
  • 1994
    Parapontiy Mazley

    Parapontiy Mazley

    Parapontiy Mazley

    61994HD

    In the film, the outstanding contemporary avant-garde poet Vladimir Ignatiev, the heir of OBERIUT, appeared. He played himself and read his own...

    Parapontiy Mazley
  • 2018
    Taniel

    Taniel

    Taniel

    02018HD

    "Taniel" looks at the last months of poet Taniel Varoujan's life, who was murdered in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The film's narrative is heard in...

    Taniel