Searching for Sam: Adrian Dunbar on Samuel Beckett

Merton: A Film Biography

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the auste

1984

Posted by: İlhan Sami Çomak

The story puts İlhan Çomak at the center, even though he is not physically present in the film. It focuses on the 21 years that İlhan spent in prison

2016

The Voyage of Bashô

A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô (1644–1694), the spiritual father of haiku poetry. A monk, portraying the poet, journe

2019

Francisco Massiani

This documentary is a chronicle of the journey through the most important sites of the life of venezuelan writer Francisco Massiani who reveals the de

2015

Autography

A documentary that portrays not only the poet and painter Mario Cesariny but as well his life, his journey and his individuality.

2004

The Poet In The Labyrinth Of Time

February 1954: ten mass graves with over 500 bodies are found in the region of Sofia, Bulgaria. Experts say they were killed and the deaths occurred i

2022

Even Today He’d Speak His Mind

Documentary about the German poet Erich Weinert.

1975

Sono Guido e non Guido

2016

Waiting for Godot in San Quentin

Documentary about the staging of 'Waiting for Godot' in prison.

1998

Bukowski: The Last Straw

The Last Straw is a film documenting the very last live poetry reading given by Charles Bukowski at The Sweetwater, a music club in Redondo Beach, Cal

2008

Walt Whitman

This American Experience tells Whitman's life story, from his working-class childhood in Long Island, to his years as a newspaper reporter in Brooklyn

2008

Far Out!

Humorous, melancholy documentary about copywriter, photo model and poet Frans Vogel (1935-2016). A handsome kid who became involved in the art world o

2005

London Line No. 373

A Ghanaian fashion student and a Nigerian squash player are among the Africans making a life in 70s Britain.

1971

Great Poets: In Their Own Words

A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from some of Britain's greatest poets.

2014

Van Morrison: One Irish Rover

One Irish Rover, a documentary focusing on the words and music of Van Morrison, was broadcast in 1991 on BBC 2 Arena TV special and on A&E cable telev

1991

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

How the inventor of the detective story became his own greatest mystery.

2017

Albert Camus, la tragédie du bonheur

1999

When You're Strange

The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— ma

2010

Trudell

A chronicle of legendary Native American poet/activist John Trudell's travels, spoken word performances and politics.

2005

Gravel In Her Gut and Spit In Her Eye

Dorothy Johnson was a Western writer ahead of her time. Women saved men, heroes died unwept and unsung, whites lived with Indians and benefited from t

2005