Poem Movies

  • 1970
    At Peace

    At Peace

    At Peace

    01970HD

    A lonely engineer is intercepted by a young thief, to whom he offers to give all his money with the condition that they share a dinner together. This...

    At Peace
  • 1974
    To a Very Old Woman

    To a Very Old Woman

    To a Very Old Woman

    01974HD

    A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.

    To a Very Old Woman
  • 2020
    I Imagine a Text that Changes

    I Imagine a Text that Changes

    I Imagine a Text that Changes

    52020HD

    A haiku about a window and a woman.

    I Imagine a Text that Changes
  • 1966
    Elsa the Rose

    Elsa the Rose

    Elsa the Rose

    6.11966HD

    Images and poems of the celebrated couple Louis Aragon and Elsa Triolet. Elsa’s youth as recalled by Aragon, with commentary by Elsa.

    Elsa the Rose
  • 2024
    Four Haikus

    Four Haikus

    Four Haikus

    02024HD

    Twelve shots, four sequences. Each of them will try to evoke a feeling, a sensation, an idea, a landscape… just like the iconic and...

    Four Haikus
  • 2022
    Liquefy

    Liquefy

    Liquefy

    102022HD

    A vertical film about self-love in the times of liquid love. A film based on a poem by Isadora Tricerri about freedom and the difficulties of being...

    Liquefy
  • 2022
    and I waaaah

    and I waaaah

    and I waaaah

    02022HD

    Video poem for SPAM Zine 004

    and I waaaah
  • 2020
    2020 Vision

    2020 Vision

    2020 Vision

    02020HD

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

    2020 Vision
  • 2017
    Pássaro Transparente

    Pássaro Transparente

    Pássaro Transparente

    02017HD

    A poet and his walk through a future of the dystopian present.

    Pássaro Transparente
  • 1935
    The Old Prospector Talks

    The Old Prospector Talks

    The Old Prospector Talks

    01935HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem. It features the original song Take Me Home to the Mountain by Loesser & Herscher.

    The Old Prospector Talks
  • 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
  • 2021
    BLIND_CITY

    BLIND_CITY

    BLIND_CITY

    02021HD

    Images complement what is always lacking in words. The poems complement what is always present in the city. Freely inspired by the poetry Cidade City...

    BLIND_CITY
  • 2021
    Ausência

    Ausência

    Ausência

    02021HD

    Ausência
  • 2024
    November.

    November.

    November.

    02024HD

    A man loses himself in melancholic euphoria.

    November.
  • 1935
    Bill and I Went Fishing

    Bill and I Went Fishing

    Bill and I Went Fishing

    01935HD

    An Edgar A. Guest Poetic Gem featuring vocals by Al Shayne.

    Bill and I Went Fishing
  • 2022
    Overload

    Overload

    Overload

    02022HD

    A spoken word piece about an autistic person experiencing sensory overload in a world that rejects their existence.

    Overload
  • 2017
    Afterword

    Afterword

    Afterword

    02017HD

    Approaching the microphone in a small room, a young woman prepares to make the speech of her life. Desperate to find her voice in the wake of an...

    Afterword
  • 2023
    Rural Boys Watch The Apocalypse

    Rural Boys Watch The Apocalypse

    Rural Boys Watch The Apocalypse

    102023HD

    Based on the poem by Keaton St. James, the film follows two young teenage boys and the people they interact with on the day of the end of the world.

    Rural Boys Watch The Apocalypse
  • 2006
    Escargots

    Escargots

    Escargots

    02006HD

    An adaptation of a children's poem called Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement by Jacques Prévert, starring Joseph...

    Escargots
  • 2005
    La belle dame sans merci

    La belle dame sans merci

    La belle dame sans merci

    02005HD

    1819. A shipwreck-survivor, the Navigator, encounters an Old Knight who recounts his tale: Long ago, the Knight fell in love with a mysterious...

    La belle dame sans merci