Bandage Poetry

In a fear-ruled dystopian nation in the 1970s, Ele, a university paperboy, turns an ordinary day into an act of playful defiance.

Poets on Film No. 2

This short film brings together animated interpretations of 4 poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: “From the Hazel Bough” by Earle Birney, “Travellers Palm” by P.K. Page, “Death by Streetcar” by Raymond Souster, and “A Sa

Ainda é a Poesia dos Malditos

Poeta Urbano

A Fairy Tale

A recording of the performance of the symphonic poem entitled Fairy Tale by Stanislaw Moniuszko at the ‘Ursus’ Factory in Warsaw. It took place in 1952 and was performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the bat

Sing a Song, Poet

About the life and work of the poet Sergei Yesenin, his connection with his native country, its people and nature. Childhood, love, painful searches for his place in the new, revolutionary Russia — everything found a pla

Voices Beyond The Wall: Twelve Love Poems From The Murder Capital Of The World

Chronicles the experiences of twelve young girls who grew up in the murder capital of the world through profound and endearing poetry.

Al Khadra: poet of the desert

Al Khadra is a renowned Sahrawi war poetess living in the al-Auin camp in the Algerian desert. A vivid testament to 30 years of the Sahara conflict, we see how she keeps her oral poetry alive and tries to pass on her act

Love with the Poet

Set in Australia, Love with the Poet is an experimental visual feature based on five poems that reflect youth loneliness.

Petra's Poem

In this short film, Toronto artist Petra Tolley, who has Down syndrome, performs a soliloquy that encapsulates her distinctive take on the social self. Drawing from her emotional experiences, she illustrates what it feel

Poetika Anima

Poetika Anima is a non-narrative animated film based on a lyrical poem created by the synthesis of director’s diary notes. Countless symbols and visual metaphors, along with the original atmospheric music create a story r

Kodachrome Love Poem

A Poet's Life

A cautionary tale about workers who are neglected, lose hope, and fade away while businessmen prosper by selling out to foreign countries. As the greed of the businessmen escalates, the economy collapses, and a young man

In Love and Anger: Milton Acorn - Poet

This feature documentary profiles poet Milton Acorn, who left his home in Prince Edward Island in the late 1940s to earn his living as an itinerant carpenter, and wound up in Toronto as one of Canada's most highly regard

CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)

"CIVIL WAR SURVEILLANCE POEMS (Part 1)" is the first installment in a five-part project of experimental and hybrid-form short films contemplating a second American civil war via lyrical nonfiction, mixing call-in radio,

Jeu de la poêle

The Paris Poetry Circle

Dedicated to the Paris Poetry Circle, this film captures the filmmaker's yearning for and unbridled interest in the human face. Poems are recited, imbuing the portraits with meaning.

Poesia che mi guardi

Poemfield No. 1 (Blue Version)

To create his “Poemfields” (1965-71) series, VanDerBeek worked closely with computer scientist Ken Knowlton and the staff at Bell Labs. Each “Poemfield” was adapted from poems by VanDerBeek, programmed on an IBM 7094 com

7x7 Facts About the Life of the Poet Tohm di Roes in Present Climes

Snapshots from the life of the eccentric Tohm di Roes, who angrily shouts against the philistines with the wild gesture of punk.