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Petra's Poem
In this short film, Toronto artist Petra Tolley, who has Down syndrome, performs a soliloquy that encapsulates her distinc....
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Nonsense and Lullabyes: Poems
This animated anthology is comprised of eighteen updated nursery rhymes and features such celebrity narrators as Eli Walla....
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A Poem for My Blanket
Through a collection of home video footage, the filmmaker undergoes a journey of reconciliation and healing, grappling wit....
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Poem Field Series
"Each film was constructed using Knowlton's BEFLIX computer language, which was based on FORTRAN. The films were programme....
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Kimba the White Lion: Symphonic Poem
After a spoken introduction describing the various musical instruments used, the film tells the story of Kimba the White L....
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Poemfield No. 1 (Blue Version)
To create his “Poemfields” (1965-71) series, VanDerBeek worked closely with computer scientist Ken Knowlton and the st....
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Poem about My Rights
Animated short of June Jordan reading her ‘Poem about My Rights’.....
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Mining Poems or Odes
Robert, an ex-shipyard welder from Govan in Glasgow, reflects on how his experiences have influenced his compulsion to wri....
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Akai Ghost Poems
A compilation of video footage from the Yellow House, Potts Point, Sydney, July 1971.....
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Poema para ser grabado en un disco de fonógrafo
An animated tribute to the singer-songwriter Eduardo Darnauchans and the poem narrated by himself....
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A Painting, A Poem, and A Protest
A surreal series of images to explore the forms of cinema....
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A Poem by Alba
An elderly woman living alone in her apartment deals with loneliness and her eventual end.....
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First Screening: Computer Poems
In 1983 and 1984, bpNichol used an Apple IIe computer and the Apple BASIC programming language to create First Screening, ....
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Ebola: A Poem For the Living
Ebola: A Poem For The Living is an animated short created to contribute to the prevention of the further spread of the Ebo....
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