Spoken Word Movies

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...

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

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 Van...

Music and literary performances from well-known and up-and-coming artists filmed at Pepper Canister Church in the heart of Georgian Dublin.

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

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...

Poet, rapper, playwright and recording artist Kae Tempest is one of the most viscerally exciting artists working in Britain today. They are the younge...

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

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 experi...

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

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.

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

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

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,...

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...

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

An anthology film told through a spoken word narrative, chronicling the mental states of three filmmakers while under the conditions of the Covid-19 p...

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...

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