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The Whimsical Council

A young man opens the window of his attic room and discovers a lunar landscape which submerges him and threatens to imprison him in an eternal sheet o

2010

Luna Tune

A short 1979 sand animation celebrating women's spirituality with 80-year-old lesbian poet Elsa Gidlow reading her work "What If."

1979

Datum Point

Yoshiro Ishihara (1915–1977), who burst upon the scene of Japanese modern poetry in the mid-1950s, is now remembered as a “poet of silence.” He said,

2015

Two Faces

Loose impressionistic brushstrokes sketch a series of portraits of two faces, one male and one female, while the verse on the soundtrack tells the tal

1968

Here: A Visual Poem

An experimental visual poem combining film, animation, photography, and archival footage inviting people to occupy the Black Body and examine the live

2018

Hop Along Hang On

Rose the rabbit seeks her way home in this poetic story of reclamation, recovery, and reconciliation.

2021

A Child's Garden of Poetry

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected perform

2011

The Wings

A kinetic typography animation set to a reading of the poem "The Wings" by Sebastian Fox.

2019

Dog Years

An animated poem about a dog, her human, and the consequences of a nasty habit.

2023

The Art of Drowning

Ponders the possibilities of what awaits us at the end of our life.

2009

Stabat Mater

2023

The Ride to the Abyss

‘La course à l’abîme’ is a depiction of the final ride into hell from ‘La Damnation de Faust’ (1846) by Hector Berlioz.

1992

Happy

An animated poem about the fleeting nature of happiness.

2016

How the Moon Conquered Pop

Musicians inspired by the Moon. Since the Apollo landings, the Moon has entered popular consciousness like never before. A journey through pop music's

2019

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2016

Forgetfulness

A short film inspired by the poetry of Billy Collins.

2006

Window Horses: The Poetic Persian Epiphany of Rosie Ming

Rosie Ming, a young Canadian poet, is invited to perform at a Poetry Festival in Shiraz, Iran, but she’d rather be in Paris. She lives at home with he

2016

My Name Is Nathan

A little boy troubled by a paper bird - Quote : "I am alone in my gondola, I am trapped in the sky, My name's Nathan, I don't like the real"

2012

Hedgehog's Home

In a lush and lively forest lives a hedgehog. He is at once admired, respected and envied by the other animals. However, Hedgehog’s unwavering devotio

2017