The Keeper of Herds

Da Lama Ao Caos

This animated short is a visual representation of Goethe's poem, The ErlKing that uses sand-on-glass animation set to the music of Franz Schubert. The moving images, resembling woodcuts, capture the haunting, nightmarish quality of the tale of the ErlKing who steals and kills a little boy.

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

From his book, Les Fleurs du Mal, an adaptation of Charles Baudelaire’s famous poem, Une Charogne.

Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention.

Darla pretends to like Butch, hoping to motivate Alfalfa into a better performance in the football game against Butch's team.

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

During a lonely night, Julia recites a poem about loss, reunion and overcoming.

A lonely engineer is intercepted by a young thief, to whom he offers to give all his money with the condition that they share a dinner together. This leads to a conversation that will put their thoughts and faith in life to test.

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

Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relationship gets off to a rocky start and is further complicated when baseball groupie Annie Savoy sets her sights on the two men.

Captured on HUAWEI P60 Pro, "The Sea Is Not Blue At Seberang Takir" is a glimpse into the lives of three characters in a village by the sea in Kuala Terengganu. Written and directed by Ariff Zulkarnain, the short film features an anthology of poems by the great T. Alias Taib, also known as the "People's Poet".

A short by Steven Soderbergh described as “intense sci-fi homage to Godard.”

A man wrestles with the nature of life after death and the purpose of his soul over the shadowy presence of his lost love, Lenore.

seasons are ephemeral don't worry

Ausência

a haiku films, a poem by Nha Thuyen

Dajung, beloved by teachers and classmates, hides her dream to become an author. One day, Dajung meets a new girl – Seojung, who has won an award at a writing competition in which Dajung had no success. As she gets to know more and more about Seojung, Dajung has mixed feelings of admiration, jealousy, and self-doubt. A school writing competition is coming up. Dajung longs for Seojung’s world.

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

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