Poem Movies

  • 2007
    Between the Sunset and the Sea

    Between the Sunset and the Sea

    Between the Sunset and the Sea

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    On the beach at sunset a man waits for his one true love. When she arrives, a bittersweet romance ensues.

    Between the Sunset and the Sea
  • 2021
    Ausência

    Ausência

    Ausência

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    Ausência
  • 2023
    Afterimages

    Afterimages

    Afterimages

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    A film-poem created for Counterclock Journal's 2023 Patchwork: Film x Poetry fellowship, featuring an original poem by Mackenzie Duan and animation...

    Afterimages
  • 2018
    The Darkest Hour

    The Darkest Hour

    The Darkest Hour

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    A writer in self-exile is haunted by the memory of his long-lost love. Mysterious events and an unexpected visitor are about to offer him a chance to...

    The Darkest Hour
  • 2022
    Eternal Return

    Eternal Return

    Eternal Return

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    A poet and a spirit have an ongoing deal: Haiku for life.

    Eternal Return
  • 1986
    Shades of Fern

    Shades of Fern

    Shades of Fern

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    Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables...

    Shades of Fern
  • 2018
    Where are the African Gods?

    Where are the African Gods?

    Where are the African Gods?

    02018HD

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

    Where are the African Gods?
  • 2003
    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

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    A series of poems.

    Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me
  • 2021
    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
  • 2024
    Shellfish Knish

    Shellfish Knish

    Shellfish Knish

    02024HD

    Young, Jewish and misunderstood Simon Markowitz gets himself into hot water with his Rabbi when he creates his own recipe for a knish that no one in...

    Shellfish Knish
  • 1946
    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

    The Night Before Christmas

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    A live-action visualization of the poem, blended with animation.

    The Night Before Christmas
  • 1986
    Diamanda Galas: The Litanies of Satan

    Diamanda Galas: The Litanies of Satan

    Diamanda Galas: The Litanies of Satan

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    Live performance of Diamanda Galas in 1985, released by Target Video. The performance, based on a poem by Charles Baudelaire, devotes itself to the...

    Diamanda Galas: The Litanies of Satan
  • 2016
    Chess Poem

    Chess Poem

    Chess Poem

    102016HD

    Short film interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges poem Ajedrez. Narrated in Chinese. Features the Wei Yi Immortal game against Lazaro Bruzon. Originally...

    Chess Poem
  • 2020
    2020 Vision

    2020 Vision

    2020 Vision

    02020HD

    A short film written by Hussain Manawer about 2020 and mental health.

    2020 Vision
  • 2021
    Lenore

    Lenore

    Lenore

    02021HD

    A modern reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven."

    Lenore
  • 2024
    unbroken rhythms

    unbroken rhythms

    unbroken rhythms

    02024HD

    a poem. trees. fragments of fritz. love—and nothing besides!

    unbroken rhythms
  • 2014
    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat

    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat

    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat

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    "If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat" is an intimate meditation on the subversive nature of goats and their effect on the...

    If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat
  • 2023
    A Leaf of Winter

    A Leaf of Winter

    A Leaf of Winter

    102023HD

    We all carry our leaves, some of winter, some of spring and summer. But all leaves grow, breathe and wither with time; and so do we.

    A Leaf of Winter
  • 2016
    Monks

    Monks

    Monks

    02016HD

    A haiku film poem. the early morning waiting for the monks. the voices. the fire. the wat drum.

    Monks
  • 2014
    circles

    circles

    circles

    02014HD

    a haiku films, a poem by Nha Thuyen

    circles