Poetry Movies

  • 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
  • 1970
    M'es en abyme

    M'es en abyme

    M'es en abyme

    01970HD

    A collage of images and voices of women poets that succeeds brilliantly, both as a tribute to the women whose words are borrowed and as an original...

    M'es en abyme
  • 2005
    About the Possibility of a Life

    About the Possibility of a Life

    About the Possibility of a Life

    02005HD

    This film is a documentary portrait of the great Bulgarian Writer and poet Valeri Petrov.

    About the Possibility of a Life
  • 1970
    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)

    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)

    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)

    01970HD

    In his debut feature-length film, poet and author Paul Molinar offers an exciting assortment of musical performances, poetry recitations, and serious...

    The Paul Molinar Show (Special Edition)
  • 1988
    The Bitter Berry: The Life and Work of Byron Herbert Reece

    The Bitter Berry: The Life and Work of Byron Herbert Reece

    The Bitter Berry: The Life and Work of Byron Herbert Reece

    01988HD

    A docu-drama depicting the life and work of celebrated North Georgia poet and novelist Byron Herbert Reece.

    The Bitter Berry: The Life and Work of Byron Herbert Reece
  • 1970
    Pointing to the Sun and Laughing (On a Stack of Poems)

    Pointing to the Sun and Laughing (On a Stack of Poems)

    Pointing to the Sun and Laughing (On a Stack of Poems)

    01970HD

    A short film inspired by the poems of Giulia Bencivenga.

    Pointing to the Sun and Laughing (On a Stack of Poems)
  • 1978
    Wood Mountain Poems

    Wood Mountain Poems

    Wood Mountain Poems

    01978HD

    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
  • 1970
    The Story of Everything

    The Story of Everything

    The Story of Everything

    01970HD

    A creation story in epic poem format that traces our origins from the big bang to now, using science, poetry, storytelling, visual art, music, 'oli...

    The Story of Everything
  • 1970
    Primavera Lacrimógena

    Primavera Lacrimógena

    Primavera Lacrimógena

    01970HD

    A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.

    Primavera Lacrimógena
  • 1935
    The Scout Master

    The Scout Master

    The Scout Master

    01935HD

    A poetic Gem from Edgar A. Guest. This film features Al Shayne singing A Real True Pal by Frank Loesser and Lou Herscher.

    The Scout Master
  • 1935
    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    01935HD

    Based on the Edgar A. Guest poem of the same name, this is photographic ode to the American South, featuring representative scenery. Mendelsohn's...

    Early in the Mornin'
  • 1970
    Planet Poetica & the City of Dreams

    Planet Poetica & the City of Dreams

    Planet Poetica & the City of Dreams

    01970HD

    A dream character tries to sell telepathic devices on a dream TV network, only to be confronted with a poetic existential crisis!

    Planet Poetica & the City of Dreams
  • 1970
    De sangue e cristais

    De sangue e cristais

    De sangue e cristais

    01970HD

    De sangue e cristais
  • 1975
    Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

    Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

    Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète

    01975HD

    Poetic stroll in the work of Jean Genet.

    Jean Genet: Saint, martyr et poète
  • 1970
    Birth of Venus

    Birth of Venus

    Birth of Venus

    01970HD

    Forced into quarantine for 10 days upon arrival in Rome, an exchange student’s journey into processing the past comes to a sudden stop, as he...

    Birth of Venus
  • 1970
    Mirrors

    Mirrors

    Mirrors

    01970HD

    In a bland and lonesome reality of everyday life, Lomo discovers a portal to an alternate universe. Trying to find her way back home, she stumbles...

    Mirrors
  • 1970
    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    Don't Take Harlem

    01970HD

    “Don’t Take Harlem is my personal love letter to Harlem. This project is dear to me because it allowed me to understand my hometown and...

    Don't Take Harlem
  • 1970
    Robert Frost's The Death of a Hired Man

    Robert Frost's The Death of a Hired Man

    Robert Frost's The Death of a Hired Man

    01970HD

    A 1979 short dramatization of a poem by Robert Frost.

    Robert Frost's The Death of a Hired Man
  • 1970
    Drowning Moon

    Drowning Moon

    Drowning Moon

    01970HD

    A short poem written by the director's uncle during her childhood is illustrated in a vision of bright nocturnal memory.

    Drowning Moon
  • 2000
    Hell Frozen Over

    Hell Frozen Over

    Hell Frozen Over

    02000HD

    Bernadette Corporation describes this work as "A fashion film about the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé and the color white." Produced for...

    Hell Frozen Over