Poetry Movies

  • 1981
    Poets Against the Bomb

    Poets Against the Bomb

    Poets Against the Bomb

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    An event organised by CND pits the bomb against poetry. Hear artists who hoped that words and rhymes could put an end to destructive times.

    Poets Against the Bomb
  • 1979
    Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979

    Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979

    Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979

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    The Patti Smith Group's Rockpalast performance in 1979 was a live concert broadcast as part of the German Rockpalast series. The band at that time...

    Patti Smith Group: Rockpalast 1979
  • 1979
    Luna Tune

    Luna Tune

    Luna Tune

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    A short 1979 sand animation celebrating women's spirituality with 80-year-old lesbian poet Elsa Gidlow reading her work "What If."

    Luna Tune
  • 2022
    Yesterday, it rained

    Yesterday, it rained

    Yesterday, it rained

    02022HD

    The narration of a letter which consists of themes such as the passing of time, the unexpectedness of life, the fear of death, and the fear of change.

    Yesterday, it rained
  • 2010
    Ego Sum Petrus

    Ego Sum Petrus

    Ego Sum Petrus

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    Ego Sum Petrus
  • 1970
    Homebound

    Homebound

    Homebound

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    Lost in the foreign city of Budapest, a solitary Chinese man finds his place in the world not through words, but through a single, unexpected moment...

    Homebound
  • 1997
    The Road To Jerusalem

    The Road To Jerusalem

    The Road To Jerusalem

    01997HD

    TV documentary film about the life of New Zealand poet James K. Baxter.

    The Road To Jerusalem
  • 2021
    The Cure

    The Cure

    The Cure

    02021HD

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

    The Cure
  • 2013
    The Imperfect Cradle

    The Imperfect Cradle

    The Imperfect Cradle

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    Two childhood friends grew up and face strange feelings now. One of them tries to explore that feelings by words and their relationship becomes...

    The Imperfect Cradle
  • 2013
    Alejandra

    Alejandra

    Alejandra

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    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
  • 2021
    P.E.N.S.

    P.E.N.S.

    P.E.N.S.

    02021HD

    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...

    P.E.N.S.
  • 2021
    LIGHTS

    LIGHTS

    LIGHTS

    02021HD

    A boy who finished school and spends time at home, between routine and sleep, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    LIGHTS
  • 2011
    Papa Zeus

    Papa Zeus

    Papa Zeus

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    A psychiatrist attempts to cure a patient who thinks he's the son of Zeus, while dodging the mental ward himself.

    Papa Zeus
  • 1977
    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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    Orson Welles reads the poem especially for this film by Larry Jordan, which is dedicated to the late Wallace Berman, and is made possible by a grant...

    The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  • 2025
    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci

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    Inspired by the Poem by John Keats, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" follows the accounts of a dying man (Morgan Holgate) who encountered a mysterious...

    La Belle Dame Sans Merci
  • 2020
    Dublin, Spoken.

    Dublin, Spoken.

    Dublin, Spoken.

    02020HD

    Three spoken word poets and event organizers based in Dublin - Melissa Ridge, Hazel Hogan and Kasey Shelley - reveal the positive impact poetry has...

    Dublin, Spoken.
  • 2009
    A Message from the East

    A Message from the East

    A Message from the East

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    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
  • 2005
    About the Possibility of a Life

    About the Possibility of a Life

    About the Possibility of a Life

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

    About the Possibility of a Life
  • 2022
    Woman Is My Last Name

    Woman Is My Last Name

    Woman Is My Last Name

    02022HD

    This visual poetry is a celebration of the full spectrum of womanhood, from the complex vulnerability to the hidden power.

    Woman Is My Last Name
  • 1993
    Grunge Pedal

    Grunge Pedal

    Grunge Pedal

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    Starring Vehicle for Free Kitten. Kim Gordon, Julie Cafritz, & Mark Ibold lounge on suburban lawns, jamming a guitar effects box & Japanese beat...

    Grunge Pedal