Poem Movies

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

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

Tim Burton's original poem narrated by Christopher Lee.

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

Based loosely on a true story. Grieving his father, Mark is determined to power on and build his future, transforming his pain into song. In Loving...

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

The life and literature of Mato Grosso do Sul poet Manoel de Barros. Alternating sequences of interviews with the poet, verses from his poetry, and...

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

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...

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert...

A poetry film that tells the story of a man struggling with his deteriorating mental state and self-destruction.

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

A short documentary on the River Ouse, following it downstream from Lewes to Newhaven, meditating on the surrounding area.

After a popular girl loses a poetry contest to an outcast, they develop an unexpected interest in each other – but is their young love meant to...

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

Twelve shots, four sequences. Each of them will try to evoke a feeling, a sensation, an idea, a landscape… just like the iconic and...

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