Knickknacks

Six poems written by six young prisoners animated to tell their stories, thoughts, fears and hopes.

In a lost corner of the world, just another village isolated from all the recurring rumors of any era. The trees take over leaving the loneliness evidenced as the darkness likes and appreciates.

A poetic and experimental short film by Arin Paul, Let Me Call You, Ritwik Da pays tribute to Ritwik Ghatak, inspired by a poem by director John Abraham. Blending evocative imagery and voice-over, it explores Ghatak's legacy.

Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey to New York City to share their story of hope, resilience, and overcoming.

Documentary video journey in search of the missing Tatar poet Rahim Sattar. The path from the present to the past runs through a polylogue of experts, folk music, works by contemporary artists, musical and creative interpretation of poems by Rahim Sattar and unique archival newsreels shot at the dawn of cinema.

A love letter to cinema and a personal reflection on loneliness. Segment from Fringe Hippo's anthology film "Elegy Apokalypto".

A grieving young man searches his dreams for a few more sweet memories with his fiancé

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Documentary about the Venezuelan poet Armando Rojas Guardia.

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San Francisco's North Beach in the 50's - A mix of jazz, poetry and art - The Beach recreates the atmosphere that prevailed through first-hand accounts from the actual "players" along with photographs and artwork from that vibrant time.

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won't stop until he's crowned tournament champion—assuming matters of the heart don't get in the way.

Using the author's personal estate, current images of places where she lived or were dear to her, and archival images of television and film; using parts of her prose and poetry always with first-person testimonies; from Porto to Lisbon, from Granja to Lagos, from the Atlantic Sea to the Mediterranean, from Greece to 25 April: the passions and disappointments of a life and work dedicated to the search for the real, freedom and justice.

A biography of the poet W. B. Yeats and his contribution to the Irish independence movement as a Protestant nationalist.

Lockdown, lack of green space, Don Quixote and video games.

1936. Giovanni Comini, the youngest Federal in Fascist Italy, is summoned to Rome for a delicate mission: to surveil aging national poet Gabriele D'Annunzio, whose increasingly restless behavior Mussolini fears could damage his alliance with Nazi Germany. However, after spending time with D'Annunzio, Comini finds himself torn between loyalty to the Party and his fascination with the poet, who will put his burgeoning career at risk.

Trapped in routine, a Jeju poet finds himself drawn to a boy—and to emotions he’s never dared name.

In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.

A short film commissioned by CBC based on a poem by Canadian poet Irving Layton.

"Saṃsāra" explores the cyclicality of all life, matter and existence through the voice of consciousness. A deep reflection in the context of isolation originated by the pandemic, focused on how to overcome pain, accept reality and let go from the past in order to inhabit the present moment by constant introspection. There where memories blend with dreams.