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 video collaboration by writer Fanny Howe and artist Maceo Senna.

Inspired by the poetry of Robert Frost, this short primarily aims to capture the dynamic nature of the world around us; the ego and the id; the past...

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

Narrated as a letter to a mother, this short film traces the emotional undercurrents of leaving home and adjusting to a new environment, blending...

This video by Coco Fusco includes footage of the artist traveling by boat around Hart Island, the site of New York’s public cemetery that was...

A poem about mania written by Omar Zefier. His second film.

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

When Robert Lax was approached in the early 1980s about doing a video documentary on him, he had only one condition—that it be focused on his...

The spiritual successor to 'The Paul Molinar Show,' 'Poetry with Paul Molinar' offers bittersweet commentaries on the state of contemporary American...

Language of Mules is a poignant exploration of the haunting legacy of the Holocaust through the eyes and words of poet and author John Guzlowski....

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

With tones of nostalgia and magic, a universe is revealed where personal and imaginary memories seems to become indissociable. VHS glitches distort...

Luz and Denise grow up in the midst of the adversities of being LGBT in the extreme south of the city of São Paulo. Between Vogue and poetry,...

The attempt to await something. A visual representation of internal movements.

Documentary discussing expectations in sexual and intimate situations, by blending people's anonymous stories, poetry and dance.

Lesley, in her 80s, and teenager Jay deliver spoken word poetry expressing their sense of belonging, home, and their vision for the future of the...

Through meticulous cut-up, collaging and stop motion, Nico Vassilakis makes words dance across the screen, moving our eyes in all different...