Movies and TvShows featuring "visual-poem" theme.
A reflection on loss and nature’s quiet observance in a small nook of the Ozarks.
The 1968 version of Finger Poem. In it, VALIE EXPORT uses sign language in her performance, forming an alphabet with her fingers. This is a work that reflects her interest in semantic theories, her analysis of how language comes about and the images it uses, as well as the varying possibilities for articulation through body language or written or spoken language.
In 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,' we follow Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi, as she navigates the challenges and joys of life from childhood to adulthood. This decades-spanning exploration is a heartfelt ode to the power of connection with loved ones and with place.
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 encountering their muse.
A group of deaf people demonstrate just how powerful sign language can be as a means of expression. Following a poetry workshop, they perform poems in a unique way, showing that imagination knows no boundaries.
A film by Osnat Shalev from the Department of Visual Communications, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Swimmer is a visual poem that tells the story of a young boy who befriends a long-distance swimmer. Shot entirely without dialogue, the film explores themes of love, friendship, and the power of determination. As the boy and the swimmer navigate their way through an amusement park, they encounter various challenges and obstacles, including an arrow shot, a spear thrown, and swimming underwater. Ultimately, the film celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the triumph of the human will.
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 across the country, meeting and living with friends along the way. Luke Olutunmogun presents an unconventional plot-free narrative that acts as a visual longitudinal study and diary - exploring feelings of loneliness, alienation, and jadedness amid the death throes of a decaying urban landscape.
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, he plays a Rubik's Cube, which connects the memories of his prime in a paralleled universe, the chapters of love and pain.
Poetry, interviews and conversations between plants, still trying to find out what is love.
Fed up with surviving on social crumbs, he takes a surreal flight to find a hidden truth. In a dull world, we need color, but what if this colorful idealization turns against you?
"If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat" is an intimate meditation on the subversive nature of goats and their effect on the people who spend time with them. Centered on the story of the legendary Goat Man - a nomadic figure who spent most of his life walking the roads of Georgia with a wagon pulled by a herd of goats - this experimental documentary weaves together an interview with a goat farmer, footage of the daily rituals Johnson enacted with her own herd, and a poem about the Goat Man’s experimental and spectacular life.
A haiku film poem. the early morning waiting for the monks. the voices. the fire. the wat drum.
Philophobic delves into the complexities of modern relationships, offering a glimpse into the emotional journey of a young woman navigating love and fear. Through the lens of her bedroom and the use of viewmaster reels, viewers witness her struggle to reconcile her longing for connection with her deep-seated fear of vulnerability. As she grapples with her emotional detachment, Philophobic prompts reflection on the fragile nature of Gen Z relationships and the universal quest for validation.
Compiled from stock footage, Livestock is a visual poem exploring the digital, physical and metaphysical synergy of the modern workplace.