Refugee Poetry

Little River Run

June 2018 •English

Two teenagers search for escape and solitude in inner-city London. But even as they find their moment of tranquillity, it’s impossible to escape society’s preconceptions.

Libellula gentile. Fabio Pusterla, il lavoro del poeta

October 2018 •Italian

A film about the Swiss Italian poet Fabio Pusterla and his creative poetic process, his struggle to find an honest language, one which adheres to the personal experience and is able to unfold a hidden truth that creates a strong and profound bond with the other, with his public.

Hakob Hovnatanyan

January 1967 •Armenian

Exploring the art of Armenian portraitist Hakob Hovnatanyan, Parajanov revives the culture of Tbilisi of the 19th century.

Into the Night

September 2021 •Spanish

Artemio is a photojournalist who portrays the murder of a sex worker he knows and begins a search to find the murderer.

Young Mother

January 2019 •English

A teenage girl roams the streets trying to buy alcohol. Then she gets desperate...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

January 1977 •English

Orson Welles reads the poem especially for this film by Larry Jordan, which is dedicated to the late Wallace Berman, and is made possible by a grant from The National Endowment Of The Arts.

Magueyes

March 1962 •Spanish

Experimental filmmaker Rubén Gámez explores the iconography of the maguey plant in Mexican cinematic history.

In Memory

April 1987 •French

One year after the death of Simone de Beauvoir (14 april 1986) Delphine Seyrig pays homage by visiting her grave. which she finds still covered with flowers and letters from all over the world.

Limbus

June 2019 •English

As Alex struggles with disturbing hallucinations, his wife Vera tries to help, until they both experience their own profound revelations.

Her Second Mother

November 1940 •Yiddish

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents' kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.

Keys of Heaven

March 2014 •Persian

Iran, 1984. Homeless brothers struggle to survive in a country at war.

Krisha

March 2014 •English

When Krisha decides to join her estranged family for a holiday dinner, tensions escalate as she struggles to keep her demons at bay.

Lifeline

October 2018 •English

A nervous job candidate is forced to show much more than a positive attitude to save the life of her competitor.

Pulsar

October 2005 •English

As Good as It Gets

December 1997 •English

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. After Simon is brutally attacked and hospitalized, Melvin finds his life turned upside down when he has to look after Simon's dog. In addition, Carol, the only waitress at the local diner who will tolerate him, leaves work to care for her chronically ill son, making it impossible for Melvin to eat breakfast.

Colombina Star y su baile del terror

July 2023 •Spanish

Kuyu

September 2015 •Turkish

A young man digs a well by hand in a dry area. His brother dies; there is a funeral. The man sleeps next to his grave. At work, women bring him water and food. Leaning on the well, he loudly mourns his brother. It begins to rain.

American Girl: Corinne Tan

July 2023 •English

13-year-old Corrine deals with her parents' recent divorce while everyone else is already adapted to their new roles as a blended family, challenging herself to train a rambunctious puppy as she discovers her new purpose.

Passing

September 2015 •English

A short documentary profiling the lives of three transgender Black men, exploring what life is like living as a Black man when no one knows you are transgender, and their journeys with gender in the years since they transitioned.

Lessons in Self-Defense

June 2009 •English

Ben wants nothing more than to have his estranged 15-year-old daughter, Victoria, back in his life. When Victoria asks to meet with him, Ben eagerly seizes the opportunity, but quickly realizes that her reasons for coming back into his life have nothing to do with reconciliation.