Hugh MacDiarmid: Rebel Poet

A profile from 1972 of celebrated Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid on the occasion of his 80th birthday. In this film he talks about his uncompromising life and the ideas and circumstances that have shaped its progress.

The Weary Poet

Another wuxia tale from Xu Haofeng, this one set against the backdrop of a rebellion during the Yuan Dynasty.

Poet George Faludy

Documentary about the poet György Faludy.

Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor

Michael Wood explores the life, works and influence of one of the world's greatest storytellers who died 2,000 years ago. When an Elizabethan literary critic said that the witty soul of Ovid lived on in 'honey tongued Sh

The Silence of the Poet

This drama comes from one of Germany's greatest contemporary directors, Peter Lilienthal; and is one of the few to be released outside of the country. It is the story of an Israeli poet's struggle to create in an inhospi

Patti Smith: Electric Poet

At the age of 20, Patti Smith arrives in New York and upsets the codes of rock, poetry, and genre. She has become a living legend without ever leaving the sidelines. A poet, actress, and musician. Also militant. An artis

François Villon: The Maverick Poet

The film is a novelized biography of François Villon (1431-1463), known as the Wandering Poet, who led a troubled life due to the fact that he supported the free expression of people in a coercive climate.

Small Town Poet

Paul Schleemueller is the town clerk of Schonbach, but secretly, he is counting on becoming the municipality's mayor one day. However, Paul's real passion is poetry, which he has never admitted to anyone, because he thi

The Poet and the Pond

More evocations of this style are evident in the shorter film THE POET AND THE POND (6 min, sound), an amalgam of patterns and repetitions that also bring to mind both the disciplined litanies of Marcel Duchamp and the s

John Betjeman: A Poet in London

Poet John Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station, Camden Town and Hatfield, where he recites a handful of his poems.

The Actress and the Poet

Among the tight-knit neighbours are a poet, his actress wife, a bachelor budding author, a tobacco shop owner-cum-landlady, an insurance salesman and his nosy and greedy wife. Enter a young and seemingly high-class coupl

Alonzo King - Poet of Dance

To Be A Poet

Abraham Nouk moved to Australia as a Sudanese refugee unable to read, write or speak a word of English. Now, he's an aspiring spoken word artist and poet. This is his story.

A Poet is Dead

Haiku from a Dead Poet

A poetry film made entirely with a cell phone exploring the regret and longing of a Brazilian immigrant in London.

Romance About a Poet

A musical film based on the vocal cycle "The Road to Pushkin".

The Poet and Singer

A visually splendid poem that provocatively but elegantly juxtaposes a poet, a singer, a river, a pair of murderers, and the Diamond Sutra.

The Poet in Her Bedroom

A young aspiring filmmaker sneaks into a Flemish woman’s carnival shop and neighboring home under the guise of filming an Emily Dickinson documentary, exploring the power of the camera.

Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet

"Michael Ondaatje called Gwendolyn MacEwen 'the last of the bardic poets'. In the early 60s, she astonished the nascent beat scene at Toronto's Bohemian Embassy with her exotic looks and her accomplished writing style. D

Haroun Tazieff: The Poet of Fire

Documentary on the famous French/Belgian pioneer volcanologist.