Poetry Movies

  • 2025
    Death Sounds a Quiet Gong

    Death Sounds a Quiet Gong

    Death Sounds a Quiet Gong

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    ‘Death Sounds a Quiet Gong’ was originally screened at Village Works (12 St. Marks Place, New York City, NY) on October 24, 2025. The...

    Death Sounds a Quiet Gong
  • 1993
    Čas naplnil sa...

    Čas naplnil sa...

    Čas naplnil sa...

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    Čas naplnil sa...
  • 1990
    Bust of a poet

    Bust of a poet

    Bust of a poet

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    In Busto of a poet, the word is the real protagonist: the verses, reflections and texts of José Ángel Valente take shape through the...

    Bust of a poet
  • 2024
    Tuesdays: (A Poem!).

    Tuesdays: (A Poem!).

    Tuesdays: (A Poem!).

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    A lowly bookkeeper (me), shot entirely on videotape (Sony Hi8), recites a poem about Tuesdays (derived from Old English Tiwesdæg, meaning...

    Tuesdays: (A Poem!).
  • 1950
    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

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    A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

    Wordsworth Country
  • 2006
    Forgetfulness

    Forgetfulness

    Forgetfulness

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    A short film animation by Julian Gray with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins reading his own poetry.

    Forgetfulness
  • 2019
    Primavera Lacrimógena

    Primavera Lacrimógena

    Primavera Lacrimógena

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    A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.

    Primavera Lacrimógena
  • 1988
    Cowboy Poets

    Cowboy Poets

    Cowboy Poets

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    American cowboys have been writing poetry for over a century. This little-known literary tradition both belies the macho image of the Western heroes...

    Cowboy Poets
  • 2020
    Scrivo ad alta voce

    Scrivo ad alta voce

    Scrivo ad alta voce

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    An invitation to listen to someone who uses words to explore the interaction between man and modern times. In her mountain hut in Ciaminades, in Val...

    Scrivo ad alta voce
  • 1995
    Vivat Hollý

    Vivat Hollý

    Vivat Hollý

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    Vivat Hollý
  • 2023
    Kefi

    Kefi

    Kefi

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    A short for all those who worship life and have a poetic soul

    Kefi
  • 2022
    Esse poema vai se chamar: A gente tem mania de só olhar pra frente

    Esse poema vai se chamar: A gente tem mania de só olhar pra frente

    Esse poema vai se chamar: A gente tem mania de só olhar pra frente

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    Esse poema vai se chamar: A gente tem mania de só olhar pra frente
  • 2023
    BEDTIME STORY

    BEDTIME STORY

    BEDTIME STORY

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    BEDTIME STORY
  • 2024
    Gaïa

    Gaïa

    Gaïa

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    Gaïa
  • 2026
    The Rock and the Rose: A Fable

    The Rock and the Rose: A Fable

    The Rock and the Rose: A Fable

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    An experimental short told solely via emojis and poetry.

    The Rock and the Rose: A Fable
  • 1970
    The Story of Everything

    The Story of Everything

    The Story of Everything

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    A creation story in epic poem format that traces our origins from the big bang to now, using science, poetry, storytelling, visual art, music, 'oli...

    The Story of Everything
  • 1970
    Is That All There Is?

    Is That All There Is?

    Is That All There Is?

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    In this video, the narrator tells childhood stories of when his house burned down; a visit to the circus; his first love. After each story, he sings...

    Is That All There Is?
  • 2024
    Three Letters: La Mamma Morta

    Three Letters: La Mamma Morta

    Three Letters: La Mamma Morta

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    'La Mamma Morta’ is an aria from the opera Andrea Chenier that is also well-known for its use in a memorable sequence in the Oscar...

    Three Letters: La Mamma Morta
  • 2020
    Dublin, Spoken.

    Dublin, Spoken.

    Dublin, Spoken.

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    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.
  • 2025
    The Beacon

    The Beacon

    The Beacon

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    A nameless protagonist reconciles with his existential dread as he arrives at a lighthouse, a physical manifestation of all that he searched for.As a...

    The Beacon