Our Summer Poem

Escargots

March 2006 •French

An adaptation of a children's poem called Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement by Jacques Prévert, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Filmed in Paris, France and Los Angeles, California.

Beautiful Neighbor, Opposite

April 2020 •English

An exploration of love and loss in Paris.

Songs from the Second Floor

October 2000 •Swedish

A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.

What's Up with Cinta?

February 2002 •Indonesian

A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate.

For Colored Girls

November 2010 •English

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.

Lenore

October 2021 •English

A modern reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven."

Stealing Beauty

March 1996 •English

Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted.

Northern Lights

October 2016 •English

Emma approaches adulthood, she tries to live an ordinary life and keep up to her late mothers expectations. However her anxiety weighs over her, stopping her from enjoying the last few youthful years.

Heartless Disappearance Into Labrador Seas

September 2008 •English

When a marriage is threatened by a long excursion for work, domestic trouble is buffeted by family and friends.

Boy Saint

September 2018 •English

A sumptuous short film of friendship and adoration between boys, based on a poem by Peter LeBerge. Moments of joy, bonding and roughhousing on a school trip to the beach counterpoint one teen boy’s introspective sexual awakenings and questionings. Magnificent cinematography and editing create a visual feast that provides the imagery for a narrated poem by Peter Laberge alluding to early homosexual desires, but with Catholic overtones never directly expressed.

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Invalid date •Bulgarian

When You Finish Saving the World

January 2023 •English

Evelyn and her oblivious son Ziggy seek out replacements for each other. As Evelyn tries to parent an unassuming teenager at her shelter, Ziggy fumbles through his pursuit of a brilliant young woman at school.

Kaiyoppu

January 2007 •Malayalam

A amateur writer who seems to have nothing to live for, finds himself as the only hope of three people.

Onde Foi Que Se Perdeu O Calor?

February 2022 •Portuguese

Ginger & Rosa

October 2012 •English

A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event the comes to redefine their relationship.

The Cat and the Moon

October 2019 •English

Nick comes to New York to temporarily live with a jazz musician friend of his late father's named Cal while his mom is in rehab. During his time in the city, he befriends a group of kids who show him what New York has to offer.

Hovering Over the Water

February 1993 •Portuguese

Laura Rossellini, a widow from Rome, vacations on the Algarve coast one hot summer. One day while sunbathing, she finds a wounded man named Robert drifting in the surf on a rubber raft. She takes him home, and, after he is revived, learns his story. As they talk, their mutual attraction grows, until a group of armed men suddenly arrive looking for Robert.

To a Very Old Woman

March 1974 •English

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

Where is the Final Destination?

March 2025 •Persian

A single tree that has witnessed events, a girl who loves Forough, and a boy who reads Sohrab.

Milch Mädchen

December 2021 •German

Based on a Poem by Fabi De Luca She always thought something like this wouldn‘t happen to her. No man would disgrace himself because of her. Of course she is used to sexist comments, after all she gets spoiled with them every day.