Poetry Movies

As queer trans and gender non-conforming children of the Vietnamese diaspora, we are fragmented at the crossroads of being displaced from not only a...

In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from...

A struggling writer steals poems written by his mute friend to achieve fame and fortune.

Following a tumultuous breakup, a young college student tries to win back her ex-girlfriend by performing in a confessional-style poetry slam.

'La Mamma Morta’ is an aria from the opera Andrea Chenier that is also well-known for its use in a memorable sequence in the Oscar...

An event organised by CND pits the bomb against poetry. Hear artists who hoped that words and rhymes could put an end to destructive times.

The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

A New York teacher indulges a mad high school poet who sees himself as a mythic hero.

Animation inspired by the poem “The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi.

Set in the Faubourg à mélasse district of Montreal, Quebec, in the 1950s, the film centres on a conflict between the Roman Catholic...

A theatrical documentary about Hrytsko Chubai, a genius of Ukrainian poetry, a connoisseur of literature, art and music and the brightest...

Eight-year-old Elvis’ world begins to sink when his mother marries an immigrant stranger for money.

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

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....

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

A film about the Swiss Italian poet Fabio Pusterla and his creative poetic process, his struggle to find an honest language, one which adheres to the...

Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.

Few of us have stopped to consider the lives of the workers who manufacture the objects that make up our daily lives. We use these objects without...

Akbari was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and she lost her breasts due to the cancer. After she directed, wrote and acted 10+4 which showed her...

A popular high school girl is harassed by a delinquent boy until they are placed in creative writing class together. Through written words, they...