Poetry Movies

  • 2020
    Perifericu

    Perifericu

    Perifericu

    12020HD

    Luz and Denise grow up in the midst of the adversities of being LGBT in the extreme south of the city of São Paulo. Between Vogue and poetry,...

    Perifericu
  • 2022
    After So Long

    After So Long

    After So Long

    102022HD

    “After So Long // बरसों बाद” is a visual poetry set in Mumbai (India) and voiced by Simha...

    After So Long
  • 2026
    Elegy Apokalypto

    Elegy Apokalypto

    Elegy Apokalypto

    102026HD

    An experimental anthology about mental turmoil. Nine subversive perspectives from young filmmakers from around the world who lament over depression,...

    Elegy Apokalypto
  • 2016
    Mah e Mir

    Mah e Mir

    Mah e Mir

    72016HD

    A modern poet Jamal who is against the traditional Urdu Poetry reads the biography of Mir Taqi Mir,one of the greatest poets of the 18th century. And...

    Mah e Mir
  • 1978
    Wood Mountain Poems

    Wood Mountain Poems

    Wood Mountain Poems

    71978HD

    In this short documentary, Canadian poet Andrew Suknaski introduces us to Wood Mountain, the south central Saskatchewan village he calls home. In...

    Wood Mountain Poems
  • 1967
    Dead Youth

    Dead Youth

    Dead Youth

    6.51967HD

    The homoerotic poetry of Mutsuo Takahashi sets the stage for these associated images based on male desire.

    Dead Youth
  • 1970
    Frozen Stories

    Frozen Stories

    Frozen Stories

    01970HD

    The director's father, Professor Horst E.M. Schüppel - a 23 year old teacher in the Soviet occupied zone of East Germany - was a founding member...

    Frozen Stories
  • 2025
    Change and Don't

    Change and Don't

    Change and Don't

    02025HD

    An intimate visual poem explores the delicate balance between change and stillness, inspired by Ethan TK Trinh’s 2025 poetry collection,...

    Change and Don't
  • 2016
    Duilian

    Duilian

    Duilian

    02016HD

    Inspired by the untold personal story of the 19th-century Chinese poet and revolutionary Qiu Jin, Wu Tsang brings to life, subverts, and re-enacts...

    Duilian
  • 1987
    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    Robert Lax: Word & Image

    01987HD

    When Robert Lax was approached in the early 1980s about doing a video documentary on him, he had only one condition—that it be focused on his...

    Robert Lax: Word & Image
  • 2026
    Sausage Poem

    Sausage Poem

    Sausage Poem

    02026HD

    This bizarre poem follows a seemingly tranquil date night that goes horribly wrong…

    Sausage Poem
  • 2010
    Tajemství života KHM

    Tajemství života KHM

    Tajemství života KHM

    02010HD

    Tajemství života KHM
  • 1989
    El regalo

    El regalo

    El regalo

    71989HD

    Poetry film based on "El regalo" by Honduran writer Clementina Suárez.

    El regalo
  • 1981
    Synapses

    Synapses

    Synapses

    01981HD

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

    Synapses
  • 2006
    Les Baies d'Alger

    Les Baies d'Alger

    Les Baies d'Alger

    102006HD

    In an extended panoramic view—an "audioscopy" of Algiers—the camera’s eye scrutinizes various buildings and city-center...

    Les Baies d'Alger
  • 2026
    La Pointe de mon île

    La Pointe de mon île

    La Pointe de mon île

    02026HD

    On the shore of an island he once imagined, Cassius recalls Sami, his first love and a former tecktonik dancer.

    La Pointe de mon île
  • 2017
    Between Pudukkottai & Singapore

    Between Pudukkottai & Singapore

    Between Pudukkottai & Singapore

    02017HD

    This short documentary features poet N Rengarajan, a migrant worker from Pudukkottai, India who sustains a practice of poetry as a way of life while...

    Between Pudukkottai & Singapore
  • 2022
    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word

    02022HD

    This video by Coco Fusco includes footage of the artist traveling by boat around Hart Island, the site of New York’s public cemetery that was...

    Your Eyes Will Be an Empty Word
  • 2026
    Paper Planes

    Paper Planes

    Paper Planes

    102026HD

    Paper Planes is a psychological drama following Will, an aspiring and obsessive poet, and explores how his self doubt and ambition lead to the...

    Paper Planes
  • 2021
    Wè

    Wè

    Wè

    72021HD

    As Black and LGBTQ+ History Month begin this February, material science clothing brand PANGAIA leads celebrations with a poetic film that honors...

    Wè