Poetry Movies

Combining the authenticity of Indigenous writer Rebecca Thomas' narrative, the power of poetry, and stunning animation, "I Place You into the Fire"...

A Swedish woman prowls through her childhood memories after a Chinese plane crash.

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

A boy who finished school and spends time at home, between routine and sleep, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explores the creation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie,” and the phenomenon it became.

Animation inspired by the poem “The Infinite” by Giacomo Leopardi.

Short experimental movie about sea, love and trust.

A short poetic narrative about dealing with separation. Told in French and presented to English audiences without subtitles to leave the characters'...

A girl reads and discusses about 20 poems.

“After So Long // बरसों बाद” is a visual poetry set in Mumbai (India) and voiced by Simha...

A series of in-depth conversations with Poet Laureate Rita Dove—conducted and recorded by Eduardo Montes-Bradley between September 2012, and...

A poetic short film showing a day in the 2019 protests in Santiago, Chile through documentary images.

Through performatic acts and some exposition, a group of poets of that 1980's generation make great use of words, poems and rebellious acts...

Through dramatization and interviews with her colleagues, this film captures the life and work of famed Puerto Rican poet Mercedes Negrón...

In between growing frustrations toward cleaning up after an endless parade of tourists and reflections on a traumatizing memory, a voice rises from...

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

Two childhood friends grew up and face strange feelings now. One of them tries to explore that feelings by words and their relationship becomes...

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action,
and because there is only one of you in all time, this...