Poem Movies

A narrative poem brought to life and an ode to a grandfather's passing, NAMOO—which translates to “tree” in Korean—follows...

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...

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

A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.

A story about a house elf (tomte) preparing the stable for Christmas. Inspired by the famous poem by the Swedish writer Viktor Rydberg.

1938 screen adaptation of the 1904 musical version of the classic Hungarian fairy tale poem by Sándor Petőfi about the romantic...

On Christmas Eve, Alexandre, a lonely young man burdened by his own emotional defenses, invites Guilherme—a male escort who has just been...

A writer in self-exile is haunted by the memory of his long-lost love. Mysterious events and an unexpected visitor are about to offer him a chance to...

Based on the only extensive prose work by the surrealist painter Josef Capek, Shades of Fern most resembles the philosophical fairy tales and fables...

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

From the music of Uruguayan composer Florencia Di Concilio, English filmmaker Terence Davies does a cinematic reading of his own poem about his late...

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

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

Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her,...

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...

A poet and a spirit have an ongoing deal: Haiku for life.

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