Poem Movies

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

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

An audiovisual poem. Cryptic whispers speak of a mysterious being, known only to forgotten folklore, that has travelled across distant lands to haunt...

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

a haiku films, a poem by Nha Thuyen

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

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

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

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

Video poem about New Hampshire and its foliage in Autumn

An expression of time and memories.

A poem about a person with jelly for a head.

Based on the poem "I Will Love the 21st Century" by Mark Strand

Another entry in the Edgar A. Guest's Poetic Gems Series.

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

Poem in a frame.