Longing for Spring(1984)

Downtown(en)

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

Regard Silence(es)

“I love poetry because it makes me feel like my mind expands.” In Regard Silence, that's the very first sentence expressed—in sign language of course. Watching the poems signed by deaf people in this film has a similarly mind-expanding effect. That’s because sign language—the Mexican version in this case—is a very different means of communication than written or spoken language.

FALL(fr)

Monks(xx)

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

Tears in Rain(en)

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 images. Still images from the 1982 science fiction film noir classic Blade Runner become animated, a frozen memory of two lovers is washed away in time.

Homebody(en)

A filmographic essay featuring lines from "Bonedog" by Eva H.D. A pathos on memory, travelogue consciousness and the divets remaindered from environmental displacement.

All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt(en)

Tender caresses and enveloping embraces are portals into the life of Mack, a Black woman in Mississippi. Winding through the anticipation, love, and heartbreak she experiences from childhood to adulthood, the expressionist journey is an ode to connection — with loved ones and with place.

Migajas(es)

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?

Sitting Idle(en)

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.

LIVESTOCK(en)

Compiled from stock footage, Livestock is a visual poem exploring the digital, physical and metaphysical synergy of the modern workplace.

circles(xx)

a haiku films, a poem by Nha Thuyen

Mudpuppy(en)

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

De Wind(nl)

Pretty Land And Green Its Sighs(en)

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

Bodies of Desire(en)

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.

CROSS(tl)

A young boy recalls his grandmother’s guidance on how to cross the street, as he spiritually retraces this ritual in Manila—where memory, faith, and childhood converge.

Our Punjabi Market - a poetry film(en)

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

the poem exists, the book does not(en)

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 material form. Knight composes through decomposition, pages disintegrate and reintegrate, and all the while the traces of their words remain fixed.

Philophobic(da)

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.

World on a string(en)

A ferry drifts along the Weser. Slow 16mm images of boats, railings, industrial shores, and cranes—scarred and clouded by the river itself, hand-processed with its water, marked by sediment and rust—dissolve into Annina Mossoni’s text: some people want the world on a string.