Poetry Movies

Jo; or The Act of Riding a Bike is Zefier's third film.

In his debut feature-length film, poet and author Paul Molinar offers an exciting assortment of musical performances, poetry recitations, and serious...

"The river Lek reminded me of the river Xiang in my hometown Changsha. I had not been home for 3 years and one of the connections with home was the...

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...

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

A whole new universe can hide in the smallest speck of ink.

An uninspired artist goes on a journey and returns with an image.

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

A lonely character braving a steep mountain attempting to reach its peak. As he journeys the mountain, he is forced to confront a plethora of...

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...

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action,
and because there is only one of you in all time,...

Dedicated to the poet Paul Celan, the film traces the itinerary of the deportation of Jews from Czernowitz and Bucovina to Mikhailovka camp on the...

An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring the song Down the Lane to Yesterday with a vocal by Al Shayne.

A woman cuts off her braids and finds relief in her natural hair.