Poem Movies

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...

1819. A shipwreck-survivor, the Navigator, encounters an Old Knight who recounts his tale: Long ago, the Knight fell in love with a mysterious...

A conceptual art project exploring poetry in an alternative, modern way. Similar to a collection of short stories this project assembles a series of...

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

The portrait of two young women – a loving team that complements each other with all their habits and rituals like two puzzle pieces. This is a...

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...

As Black and LGBTQ+ History Month begin this February, material science clothing brand PANGAIA leads celebrations with a poetic film that honors...

A film by Kayhan Lannes Ozmen, based on the poem "Girl on the escalator" by Charles Bukowski.

A boy recalls his grandmother’s guidance on how to cross the street. Retracing this ritual, his memory, faith, and childhood converge.

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

A series of poems.

On the beach at sunset a man waits for his one true love. When she arrives, a bittersweet romance ensues.

In a letter that could be his last, Bruce, a soldier, reminisces about the poet who rewrote the verses of his life, Darlene.

Based on the poem "I Will Love the 21st Century" by Mark Strand

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...

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

This 11 minute homage to the male member shows its subject in the various stages of erection. The voice-over poem by James Broughton includes the...

Images and poems of the celebrated couple Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. Elsa’s youth as recalled by Aragon, with commentary by Elsa.

Arthur Johns' 10-minute experimental film is a personal essay on colour effects, set to a hypnotic soundtrack by Robert Wyatt. Although his initial...