Poetry Movies

A Middle-Eastern medical school student, new to Montreal, puts his relationship with his father at risk when he forfeits his education after being...

Submersed in "bro" culture, a fraternity brother's obsession with a poem and its poetess begin to inform him more about himself than he is ready to...

An American poet living in Berlin hopes to win a prestigious grant while dealing with her former relationships, a rival poet, and her own penchant...

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele...

A queer poet navigates heartbreak through writing, techno, and self-destruction.

Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical characters. He also has a familiar...

A moving recording of the late writer and renowned jazz singer Abbey Lincoln is captured in this new film from Brooklyn-born director Rodney...

A lone wind ensemble musician photographs an ongoing performance as she's suddenly joined by a past lover.

Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and...

A composition of symbolic, surreal and almost mystic images.

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

Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary...

As the day begins, a woman sets out to go about her routine, until she decides to take her children to the cemetery to see zombies. When she returns...

A personal essay film about the nature of artistic creation and the responsibility that comes along with it.

WINHANGANHA (Wiradjuri language: Remember, know, think) - is a lyrical journey of archival footage and sound, poetry and original composition. It is...

This uneven and uninspired documentary of Africa is a collection from various stock footage. Female dancers in mod clothes dance on the Eiffel Tower...

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

A gay man living through the HIV/AIDS crisis reflects upon his recent history of loss with the help of his grandmother, who tells him a story of her...

Follows dub poet master Linton Kwesi Johnson out of the recording studio onto the Brixton streets.