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Art Poetry, Part 1
Have you ever wondered what would it be like to mash-up Shakespeare’s poems with sound, music, pictures, and illustration? Art Poetry bringing people closer to poetry by representing a selection of the most significant poems in the history of literature in two-minute animation pieces.
Pragda Films | 2012 | 62 minutes
Art Poetry, Part 2
Have you ever wondered what would it be like to mash-up Shakespeare’s poems with sound, music, pictures, and illustration? Art Poetry bringing people closer to poetry by representing a selection of the most significant poems in the history of literature in two-minute animation pieces.
Pragda Films | 2012 | 67 minutes
The Colour of My Heart
A tribute to Zia Mohyeddin's late-career mission to revive Urdu poetry.
Impronta Films | 2025 | 120 minutes
The Edge of Each Other's Battles
This powerful documentary is a moving tribute to legendary black lesbian feminist poet Audre Lorde, One of the most celebrated icons of feminism's second wave.
Women Make Movies | 2002 | 59 minutes
El Poeta
After his only son is murdered in the Mexican drug war, a mystic poet launches an international crusade to save his country.
Bullfrog Films | 2016 | 55 minutes
From Sea to Shining Sea
“America The Beautiful” may be America’s most beloved song, but few know about the fascinating life of Katharine Lee Bates — the woman who wrote it.
Bullfrog Films | 2025 | 38 minutes
The Golden Swan
Poems written in captivity by a hostage killed in 1995 become the emotional core of his sister's film.
Impronta Films | 2026 | 90 minutes
In Bed With Ulysses
Racing against impending blindness, a monomaniacal genius feeds off his own love life to create a novel he hopes will change the art form of fiction forever. And James Joyce got his way, but at an enormous price. The feature length documentary "In Bed With Ulysses" tells the provocative story of how the novel that is widely considered the greatest work of modern fiction was created.
Collective Eye Films | 2012 | 80 minutes
Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr Leonard Cohen
Produced in 1965, this is an informal portrait of the Montreal poet, novelist and songwriter, Leonard Cohen. He is seen reading his poetry to a rapt audience and also alone, or relaxing with family and friends.
National Film Board of Canada | 1965 | 44 minutes
Last Days at Sea
Twelve-year-old Reyboy lives an idyllic childhood in an isolated fishing village where people catch their share and share their catch. But by summer's end, Reyboy will have to leave to study in the city. Imagining a world without greed, pollution and selfishness, Last Days at Sea reflects Reyboy's innocent perspective and immerses the viewer in the richness, beauty and joy of home—a place that lives inside us all, as something both real and intangible.
Collective Eye Films | 2022 | 72 minutes