{"id":15831,"date":"2016-03-21T18:50:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T18:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swhype.com\/?p=15831"},"modified":"2016-03-21T18:50:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T18:50:27","slug":"world-poetry-day-five-powerful-shorts-get-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swhype.com\/video-production-agency\/world-poetry-day-five-powerful-shorts-get-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"World Poetry Day: five powerful shorts to get you in the mood&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/104894544&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; el_class=&#8221;left-column&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h6>\u00a0&#8216;On Loop<em>&#8216; is a<\/em>\u00a0College of Art graduation film by<strong> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/christinehooper\">Christine Hooper<\/a><\/em><\/strong> featuring the vocal talents of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.susancalman.com\/\">susancalman.com<\/a><\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221;][divider line_type=&#8221;No Line&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<blockquote>\n<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Be thankful for your body, it&#8217;s all you&#8217;ve ever had&#8230;<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nose of flowers, eyes of light, fingers feathered, ears of song, tongues of slurping&#8230;&#8221;, Inua Ellams<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=&#8221;Full Width Line&#8221; custom_height=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]A couple of months back we screened some visual poetry from independent creators at our <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swhype.com\/screen-social-35-beat\/\">Screen Social: BEAT<\/a><\/em>&#8230; Today, it&#8217;s World Poetry Day and it&#8217;s time to\u00a0celebrate poetry, literature and free speech across the globe with pieces that inspire us and motivate us. Here are some of our favourite poetic shorts we screened back in August at The Book Club.<\/p>\n<p><b>Reflections<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/64537880\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Reflections - a poetic short film\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Directed by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevenblatter?lang=en\">Steven Blatter<\/a><\/strong><em> &amp; <\/em><strong>William Morris<\/strong>, this beautifully realised poetry film is a visual celebration of Swiss stand up paddle champion <em>Steeve Fleury\u00a0<\/em>and his relationship Lake Geneva. Surrounded by its calming and placid nature,\u00a0this\u00a0short\u00a0reveals something of how\u00a0Steeve &#8216;is the lake&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Be Everyman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rj28C8-8Y7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by <strong>Carol Ann Duffy&#8217;s<\/strong> adaptation of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk\/shows\/everyman\">Everyman <\/a>play which ran at\u00a0<em>The National Theatre<\/em>, filmmaker <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/timothy-marrinan.squarespace.com\/\">Tim Marrinan<\/a><\/strong> &amp; poet <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.inuaellams.com\/#about\">Inua Ellams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0produced this short as a response to questions that\u00a0<em>Everyman<\/em>\u00a0raises about life and death.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mind your Head :\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">The Poems Of Henry Ponder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/124509897\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Mind Your Head: The Poems of Henry Ponder\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Infamous British poet <strong>Henry Ponder<\/strong> enchants us and navigates us through his daily routines, exploring their beauty and absurdity.\u00a0Produced and directed by <strong>Chris Dada<\/strong>, this short is a jolly visual interpretation of the poet&#8217;s\u00a0thoughtful perspective on life. 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It reflects on the co-existence of the city chaos with the oppressive loneliness the protagonist struggles with.<\/p>\n<p>Shot in 16mm, BEAT was screened at over 40 festivals around the world including BFI London Film Festival, Edinburgh Film Festival, Warsaw, Rhode Island, Melbourne, Brest European Short Film Festival, Slamdance and Encounters, where the film won the New European Talent Award.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=&#8221;custom-sidebar-54&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<p><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"World Poetry Day: five powerful shorts to get you in the mood&#8230;\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/swhype.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/64537880.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s World&#039;s Poetry Day and it&#039;s time to celebrate and support poets across the globe that inspire us and motivate us. 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