Poem Movies

  • 2016
    Chess Poem

    Chess Poem

    Chess Poem

    102016HD

    Short film interpretation of Jorge Luis Borges poem Ajedrez. Narrated in Chinese. Features the Wei Yi Immortal game against Lazaro Bruzon. Originally...

    Chess Poem
  • 2022
    The Wechuge That Came To Us

    The Wechuge That Came To Us

    The Wechuge That Came To Us

    102022HD

    An audiovisual poem. Cryptic whispers speak of a mysterious being, known only to forgotten folklore, that has travelled across distant lands to haunt...

    The Wechuge That Came To Us
  • 1970
    Colors (A Visual Poem)

    Colors (A Visual Poem)

    Colors (A Visual Poem)

    01970HD

    You are alive like they are.

    Colors (A Visual Poem)
  • 2021
    Dance Like a Snail

    Dance Like a Snail

    Dance Like a Snail

    02021HD

    The pantun is about a game I (we) used to play pretending to be the characters in invented fairy tales. This time it was a snail. The images of...

    Dance Like a Snail
  • 2023
    Burning Batteries

    Burning Batteries

    Burning Batteries

    02023HD

    In the tradition of experimental genres such as the cut-up, collage, permutation, altered book, & erasure poem, ‘Burning Batteries’...

    Burning Batteries
  • 2021
    Time in a Grain of Sand

    Time in a Grain of Sand

    Time in a Grain of Sand

    02021HD

    An expression of time and memories.

    Time in a Grain of Sand
  • 2023
    Da Lama Ao Caos

    Da Lama Ao Caos

    Da Lama Ao Caos

    102023HD

    Da Lama Ao Caos
  • 2020
    Shades of Mensa

    Shades of Mensa

    Shades of Mensa

    02020HD

    In his film-poem Shades of Mensa, Jon Ratigan pairs glyphs and typograms from graphic aptitude tests prevalent in employment application processes...

    Shades of Mensa
  • 2026
    i before c

    i before c

    i before c

    02026HD

    A woman cuts off her braids and finds relief in her natural hair.

    i before c
  • 1970
    The King’s Poem

    The King’s Poem

    The King’s Poem

    01970HD

    The story of a young Saudi poet who receives the prestigious title The Prince of Poets (Amir Al-Shu’ara), and is later nominated to...

    The King’s Poem