Main content

Browse Films

Showing 1 - 10 of 33 titles with a criteria of Subject is Poetry


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

Duncan Campbell Scott: The Poet and the Indians

The story of the prominent early Canadian literary figure - who was also a civil servant responsible for a brutal Native assimilation program.

Icarus Films | 1995 | 57 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

Every Child Is Born A Poet

A stylized, genre-spanning production, EVERY CHILD IS BORN A POET is a riveting portrait of a life lived through struggle, self-discovery, and transformation as it examines Afro-Cuban-Puerto Rican author Piri Thomas' use of creative expression as a means of confronting poverty, racism, and violence.

Collective Eye Films | 2003 | 59 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

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

L’École d’Athènes de Raphaël

Une exploration détaillée de l'École d'Athènes, l'un des monuments les plus emblématiques et les plus impressionnants de la magnificence de la Haute Renaissance.

Ideas Roadshow | 2025 | 81 minutes

La Escuela de Atenas de Rafael

Un análisis detallado de La Escuela de Atenas, uno de los monumentos más emblemáticos e imponentes de la magnificencia del Alto Renacimiento.

Ideas Roadshow | 2025 | 81 minutes