Poem Movies

  • 2017
    Dear Basketball

    Dear Basketball

    Dear Basketball

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    An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.

    Dear Basketball
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2017
    Afterword

    Afterword

    Afterword

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    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
  • 2016
    Girl on the Escalator

    Girl on the Escalator

    Girl on the Escalator

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    A film by Kayhan Lannes Ozmen, based on the poem "Girl on the escalator" by Charles Bukowski.

    Girl on the Escalator
  • 2017
    Pássaro Transparente

    Pássaro Transparente

    Pássaro Transparente

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

    Pássaro Transparente
  • 2008
    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

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    When a marriage is threatened by a long excursion for work, domestic trouble is buffeted by family and friends.

    Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas
  • 2021
    Wè

    Wè

    Wè

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

    Wè
  • 2025
    Dear Darlene,

    Dear Darlene,

    Dear Darlene,

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    In a letter that could be his last, Bruce, a soldier, reminisces about the poet who rewrote the verses of his life, Darlene.

    Dear Darlene,
  • 1951
    The Highwayman

    The Highwayman

    The Highwayman

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    During the 1700s, a masked bandit robs the rich and aids the poor, to the chagrin of the authorities and the corrupt nobility, and prompting the king...

    The Highwayman
  • 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
    No Leaders, Please

    No Leaders, Please

    No Leaders, Please

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    Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention.

    No Leaders, Please
  • 2020
    Lacuna

    Lacuna

    Lacuna

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    The portrait of two young women – a loving team that complements each other with all their habits and rituals like two puzzle pieces. This is a...

    Lacuna
  • 2024
    Four Haikus

    Four Haikus

    Four Haikus

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    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
  • 1970
    Haricot

    Haricot

    Haricot

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    A solitary man grows beans that become a mirror of his own confined existence. Witness and victim of his reality, he shares the fate he imposes on...

    Haricot
  • 2025
    CROSS

    CROSS

    CROSS

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    A boy recalls his grandmother’s guidance on how to cross the street. Retracing this ritual, his memory, faith, and childhood converge.

    CROSS
  • 2019
    The Shape

    The Shape

    The Shape

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    A storm is on the horizon. When a jet-black cloud engulfs a small village, the residents discover that it could put an end to more than just blue...

    The Shape
  • 2011
    Onion

    Onion

    Onion

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    A short animation based on the poem "Onion" by Wislawa Szymborska.

    Onion
  • 2023
    The Sea Is Not Blue At Seberang Takir

    The Sea Is Not Blue At Seberang Takir

    The Sea Is Not Blue At Seberang Takir

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    Captured on HUAWEI P60 Pro, "The Sea Is Not Blue At Seberang Takir" is a glimpse into the lives of three characters in a village by the sea in Kuala...

    The Sea Is Not Blue At Seberang Takir
  • 1935
    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

    Early in the Mornin'

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    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'