Poetry Movies

The confluence of words and movement propels this multi-layered collaboration by Atlas, choreographer Douglas Dunn, and poets Anne Waldman and Reed...

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected...

Song is a story of the last Finnish rune singer and his pupil, and the comforting power of singing.

About Swedish artist, painter, sculptor and set designer Sven "X-et" Erixson, presented with Lars Johan Werle's music and accompanied by readings...

Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs...

This story revolves around a famous poet who meets a woman who is in trouble. In order to treat her, he takes her to Shimla in a big hospital, but...

"Taniel" looks at the last months of poet Taniel Varoujan's life, who was murdered in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The film's narrative is heard in...

Réne Manzor's debut short, a surreal story about a tramp trying to build a road through the desert.

The tumultuous life of Arthur Rimbaud, the cursed poet, who completed his masterwork at the age of twenty, became an arms dealer and died at...

Enraged, a teacher murders a young pupil. Over the years, another boy is bred for one sole purpose: to avenge his sister’s death.

Meg is a gifted but emotionally scarred 18-year-old who finds solace in writing poetry. Mr. Auster, her English teacher, recognizes her talent and...

When Tess Kelley realizes her daughter Jenny Kelley still isn't over her divorce from musician Rick Meadows, the irresponsible, ever-absent father of...

17-year-old Asher is split between his charismatic teacher and his brash father, who wants him to take over his scaffolding business.

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....

A group of beatniks unwittingly harbor a serial rapist. A cop goes after him after his wife is attacked.

Lauren Thomas is turning 40 and no one is more excited than her. She is married to Andrew, an amazing husband, a true provider and father. Andrew's...

Two teenage pseudo-intellectual hipsters spend the day driving around their hometown in search of culture and adventure

The romantic relationship between a man and a woman.

Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.