Films/Screenings
Initiated in 2007, the festival’s film programme is dedicated to showing both filmed poetry – either recordings of past readings or dramatisations of poetry – as well as the cutting edge medium of poetry film. A poetry film or videopoem strives for a symbiotic relationship of images, words, and sound and/or music. It can integrate all the arts – drama, dance, music, graphics and documentary elements. Some of the best poetry films and videopoems use stills, animation, documentary clips as well as abstract computer-generated graphics and narrative.
Wed 17 - Sun 21 March | The Syllabary III
Live showing of web site by Peter McCarey
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Bar & Bistro
Wed 17 - Sun 21 March | Poetry Cinema
Loop showing of films by Jonathan Blair; Steven McCabe; Renata Moio & Rossella Riccobono; tanzApartment (Huber&Christen and Mathias Traxler); Edward O'Donnelly & Kenny Munro and Simone Bitton & Elais Sanbar.
The Byre Theatre, Abbey Street – Conference Room