Poetry in Motion
Directed by Ron Mann
1982Documentary90 minCanada
Twenty-four of North America's leading poets sing, chant and perform their work in the film dubbed 'the Woodstock of Poetry.'
Synopsis
Called the "Woodstock of Poetry" by American Film, and "Dazzling" by the Los Angeles Times, Poetry in Motion is an unprecedented anthology of twenty-four leading North American poets who sing, chant, anything but "read" their work.
The result is a celebration of poetry's ancient oral tradition. And an energetic demonstration that verse is alive and thriving in the media-blitzed age.
The director
Ron Mann is one of Canada's foremost documentary filmmakers and the founder of Films We Like. Since Imagine the Sound (1981) he has chronicled North American pop culture in films including Comic Book Confidential, Grass, Altman and Carmine Street Guitars.
On screens
Already played at 1 cinema in New York.
