Shut Up and Say Something

Shut Up and Say Something 2017

1

Canadian icon Shane Koyczan has brought his spoken word poetry to stages all over the world, including TED Talks that have gone viral and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. This documentary, both an introduction to his poetry and an exploration of his relationships with those around him, highlights his journey of seeking reconciliation with his father who abandoned him at an early age, and how in order to accomplish this, Koyczan has to rely on his poetry's vulnerability like never before.

2017

Summertime

Summertime 2021

6.40

Over the course of a hot summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelinos intersect. A skating guitarist, a tagger, two wannabe rappers, an exasperated fast-food worker, a limo driver—they all weave in and out of each other's stories. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear. One of them just wants to find someplace that still serves good cheeseburgers.

2021

Young & Naive

Young & Naive 1970

1

Young & Na!ve is a poetic apology to everyone ever sexually molested and a film that needs to be seen by everyone ever born.

1970

Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal.

Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal. 2018

5.50

Henry Rollins waxes at a high rate of speed about the brilliance of RuPaul, meeting David Bowie, his weirdest shows, why women should rule and more in a live performance from Portland, Oregon.

2018

Being Kae Tempest

Being Kae Tempest 2023

1

Poet, rapper, playwright and recording artist Kae Tempest is one of the most viscerally exciting artists working in Britain today. They are the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Ted Hughes prize and have been nominated for both the Brit and Mercury music awards. Tempest has always found support and respect within the queer art scenes, a place close to their heart. In July 2020, they came out as non-binary, announcing that they would publish and perform under the name Kae. This film delves deep into their creative process and gains rare, intimate insights into Kae’s life throughout a period of profound personal and artistic change.

2023

The Wings

The Wings 2019

1

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

2019

Your Life

Your Life 2017

1

Official video for Andrea Gibson's powerful poem about queer identity, "Your Life."

2017

Overload

Overload 2022

1

A spoken word piece about an autistic person experiencing sensory overload in a world that rejects their existence.

2022

Blackwood

Blackwood 2019

6.00

A look at the challenges of living in a small Australian town, portrayed through the lens of a novelist and her teenage son.

2019

Soundz of Spirit

Soundz of Spirit 2005

8.00

Award winning documentary by Joslyn Rose Lyons exploring the relationship between spiritual connection and the creative process in hip-hop music.

2005

Rhymecology: Write Better Rhymes

Rhymecology: Write Better Rhymes 2021

7.00

The world of hip-hop lyrics has changed, simple rhyme schemes just don't cut it. Rhymes are put under a microscope, and there is no lyrical leeway for emerging artists. This gripping documentary tells the story of Jeff Walker.

2021

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama 2016

6.00

Yayoi Kusama born March 22, 1929 is a Japanese artist and writer. Throughout her career she has worked in a wide variety of media, including painting, collage, scat sculpture, performance art, and environmental installations, most of which exhibit her thematic interest in psychedelic colors, repetition and pattern. A precursor of the pop art, minimalist and feminist art movements, Kusama influenced contemporaries such as Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and Yoko Ono.

2016

Billie, Jasmine and the Poet

Billie, Jasmine and the Poet 2015

2.00

An interpretive visual to accompany the spoken word poem by Nikki Lorenzo, shot in one day on a hiking trail in Malibu, California.

2015

Why We Need Pride

Why We Need Pride 2016

1

Short film set to a poem about why Pride is important to say thanks for human right's campaigners and to show solidarity. Dedicated to those who lost their lives in Orlando as that terrible attack happened during production.

2016

Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday

Henry Rollins, Easter Sunday 1997

1

A short film by Albert Watson from 1997 starring Henry Rollins as himself, doing his spoken word bit I Know You of the album The Boxed Life.

1997

Dublin, Spoken.

Dublin, Spoken. 2020

1

Three spoken word poets and event organizers based in Dublin - Melissa Ridge, Hazel Hogan and Kasey Shelley - reveal the positive impact poetry has had on their lives, and the challenges they have turning their hobby into a career.

2020

Somebody's Child

Somebody's Child 1970

1

When our loved ones lose their strength and can no longer support us, it’s our turn to support them, and each other. Inspired by Tim's personal experiences with their mother's cancer diagnosis and treatment. A solo dance x spoken word film exploring family illness.

1970

Hop Along Hang On

Hop Along Hang On 2021

1

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

2021