Committing Poetry in Times of War

A poetic glance at one week in March 2003 that defined the struggle of a nation at war abroad and with its people.

Talking with the Taxman About Poetry

Living a meaningless life as a recently fired substitute teacher, Theodore, an uninspired writer, is manipulated back to life when an enigmatic trumpet player, Seven, causes an awakening in him through the medium of the

The Fantasy Life of Poetry and Crime

Film on the recording of Peter Doherty's and Frédéric Lo's 2021 album "The Fantasy Life of Poetry and Crime" in Doherty's Normandy home.

Almost! A Summer of Trans Poetry

Series of poetry music video's chronicling work released in the summer of 2016.

Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

A documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's last western, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973).

Memory. Poetry of Boris Oliynyk

The fate of the artist based on the works of the poet Boris Oliynyk.

Beat: The Performance Poetry of Chasen Gaver

Documents the innovative ways in which Washington writer/poet Chasen Gaver uses movement, percussion and other performance elements to enhance the delivery of verse. He uses this form of poetry to raise questions about o

Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry

A Master Painter of Twentieth Century Modern Art, Joan Miro was at once both distinctly modern and a lover of history. Created with exclusive access to the Miro Museum in Barcelona, Spain, this film is a rich tapestry of

Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War

A documentary about Sam Peckinpah's "Cross of Iron," shot in Yugoslavia in 1976.

Postwar Poetry: Carol Reed and 'Odd Man Out'

Discussion about Carol Reed's 1947 film "Odd Man Out."

Time for Poetry to Shine

Lanang tells the story of a girl named Jyoti imprisoned for 8 years by his father in a remote seaside village. His attempts and exorcising her for her gender transgressions force her to flee to the city in this short sto

P.O.E. Poetry of Eerie

Poetry of Eerie features 13 Poe-inspired short segments directed by a cadre of international filmmakers, filmed under tight constraints, offering abstract, atmospheric takes on the macabre.

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Final Cut

A documentary about Sam Peckinpah's personal director's cut of his last film The Osterman Weekend (1983); recently restored by film historian Mike Siegel. Siegel documents the discovery and acquisition of the 35mm print

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie

For cineasts worldwide Sam Peckinpah is best known for his 1969 masterpiece The Wild Bunch. Yet for the general 'mainstream' audience, the film everybody seems to know when the name Peckinpah is mentioned, is Convoy, Pec

Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers

Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

A new documentary about Sam Peckinpah's 1974 film 'Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia'.

Autism and the Arts: Poetry with Peter Street

Born in 1948, Peter Street struggled at school with epilepsy and illiteracy in Bolton, Lancashire, and, later in life, as a slaughterman, a gravedigger and a war poet. At 66 years old he was then diagnosed with autism, a

The People’s Poetry Gathering

This film explores the great themes of the People’s Poetry Gathering: the relationship of oral, written, and musical forms of poetry. Both feature traditional forms such as the Puerto Rican concorso de trovadores (a poet

A Journey of Poetry and Illness

A documentary feature by Jun Geng. Poet Zhang Rare once studied at the Beijing Qingmei Academy. Due to pressure he felt living in the city, he feelings of depression, he returned to his hometown and taught middle school.

Poetry in Motion: with Aerialist Naomi Schiller

An intimate moment with aerialist Naomi Schiller when she performs and shares the what the practice means to her.