Visual Poem Movies

  • 2024
    Our Punjabi Market - a poetry film

    Our Punjabi Market - a poetry film

    Our Punjabi Market - a poetry film

    102024HD

    A kaleidoscopic montage, interpreting the poem "Our Punjabi Market" by Kuldip Gill depicting the vibrance of the Punjabi Market at 49th and Main in...

    Our Punjabi Market - a poetry film
  • 2019
    Dreamtale

    Dreamtale

    Dreamtale

    02019HD

    An experimental visual poem about a sick lonely old man stays in his big empty house, dreaming of a glorious life that he could have. In this dream,...

    Dreamtale
  • 2026
    Butterfly

    Butterfly

    Butterfly

    02026HD

    A nervous young poet takes the stage to perform, but as he speaks, his words are shown through a symbolic inner world where self-confinement takes...

    Butterfly
  • 1970
    Mudpuppy

    Mudpuppy

    Mudpuppy

    01970HD

    A reflection on loss and nature’s quiet observance in a small nook of the Ozarks. 

    Mudpuppy
  • 2023
    Everything Will Be Forgotten in Korea

    Everything Will Be Forgotten in Korea

    Everything Will Be Forgotten in Korea

    02023HD

    Occasionally, "your own" life is only based on the lifes of the rest. The human being, cutted off from the cultural and social, finds things in...

    Everything Will Be Forgotten in Korea
  • 2016
    Monks

    Monks

    Monks

    02016HD

    A haiku film poem. the early morning waiting for the monks. the voices. the fire. the wat drum.

    Monks
  • 2014
    circles

    circles

    circles

    02014HD

    a haiku films, a poem by Nha Thuyen

    circles
  • 2023
    Ilumina-me o elimina-me

    Ilumina-me o elimina-me

    Ilumina-me o elimina-me

    02023HD

    Ilumina-me o elimina-me
  • 1970
    Rumination

    Rumination

    Rumination

    01970HD

    Rumination is a quiet reflection on a fractured relationship, told through memory, distance, and unanswered questions. Looking back, the narrator...

    Rumination
  • 2021
    Sitting Idle

    Sitting Idle

    Sitting Idle

    02021HD

    Sitting Idle (2021) is a meandering, meditative visual poem that follows the life of a nameless character over the course of a year - as he traverses...

    Sitting Idle
  • 2021
    Bodies of Desire

    Bodies of Desire

    Bodies of Desire

    42021HD

    Using Varsha Panikar's poetry series by the same name, it follows the journey of a poet as they rediscover love, passion, and identity after...

    Bodies of Desire
  • 2015
    Tears in Rain

    Tears in Rain

    Tears in Rain

    02015HD

    Digital images decomposing in rain-like effects. A visual poem, trying to capture the poetics of a cinematic rain shower into the structure of its...

    Tears in Rain
  • 2023
    FALL

    FALL

    FALL

    02023HD

    FALL
  • 1984
    Longing for Spring

    Longing for Spring

    Longing for Spring

    01984HD

    A visual poem where a woman visits various Buddhist temples in Nara and winter turns to spring.

    Longing for Spring
  • 2024
    Pretty Land And Green Its Sighs

    Pretty Land And Green Its Sighs

    Pretty Land And Green Its Sighs

    02024HD

    A short anecdotal documentary about the nature of destruction, a debilitating deadlock of humanity.

    Pretty Land And Green Its Sighs
  • 2024
    Downtown

    Downtown

    Downtown

    02024HD

    A girl comes to the city for studying for the first time.

    Downtown
  • 2025
    Change and Don't

    Change and Don't

    Change and Don't

    02025HD

    An intimate visual poem explores the delicate balance between change and stillness, inspired by Ethan TK Trinh’s 2025 poetry collection,...

    Change and Don't
  • 2026
    Bicycles and Trees

    Bicycles and Trees

    Bicycles and Trees

    102026HD

    A short film about boys riding their bicycles in the forest. A beautiful visual poem.

    Bicycles and Trees
  • 1970
    World on a string

    World on a string

    World on a string

    01970HD

    A ferry drifts along the Weser. Slow 16mm images of boats, railings, industrial shores, and cranes—scarred and clouded by the river itself,...

    World on a string
  • 2022
    the poem exists, the book does not

    the poem exists, the book does not

    the poem exists, the book does not

    02022HD

    In this short from James Knight, a collection of Paul Celan's poetry is subjected to an electrical atomisation. Its words are severed from their...

    the poem exists, the book does not