Poem Movies

The life and literature of Mato Grosso do Sul poet Manoel de Barros. Alternating sequences of interviews with the poet, verses from his poetry, and...

Approaching the microphone in a small room, a young woman prepares to make the speech of her life. Desperate to find her voice in the wake of an...

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert...

A short animation based on the poem "Onion" by Wislawa Szymborska.

Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.

An audiovisual poem. Cryptic whispers speak of a mysterious being, known only to forgotten folklore, that has travelled across distant lands to haunt...

Based on the poem by Keaton St. James, the film follows two young teenage boys and the people they interact with on the day of the end of the world.

The main morality is the chronic desire for rest Within the historians, filmmakers, astronomers and the bread Which once was dough front to back ...

We all carry our leaves, some of winter, some of spring and summer. But all leaves grow, breathe and wither with time; and so do we.

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert....

A haiku film poem. the early morning waiting for the monks. the voices. the fire. the wat drum.

What does a bankrupt poet with no desire to live have to say about life?

"Time" takes you through the city at night, capturing fleeting moments. With dynamic visuals and an atmospheric soundtrack, this short film explores...

A man loses himself in melancholic euphoria.

Video poem for SPAM Zine 004

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

A poet and a spirit have an ongoing deal: Haiku for life.

An exploration of love and loss in Paris.

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