For Aysia, 7min., Canada
Directed by Dani Alexandria
Aysia-May has a grandmother she will never meet
and a family that won’t talk about her. When the
family finally opens up, years of trauma begins to
unravel.

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Rounding the Corner, 11min., Canada
Directed by Quinn O'Connor
“Rounding the Corner” follows the motivational story of former Olympic sprinter, Molly Killingbeck, and her devastating setback at the 1988 Olympics. She recounts the event that marked a turning point in her life, and the end of her c...

https://youtu.be/pDqK9dK-BVg

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

(Church of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ)

I.

In a small Eastern European town,
A painter swiftly walked on through the square
Of the city, past old roofs colored brown.

There was a metallic smell in the air,
Caused by the rai...

https://youtu.be/WhPQ84JWJTU

POEM:

In the sole required text for that Intro to Western Civ
State-college course I took as a freshman, in the chapter
On the 19th century Industrial Revolution in England,
I saw farmhands by the dozens streaming up the street
From a black iron gate, their agricul...

https://youtu.be/Hy92-yHuykY

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

Whether you pretend to see me,
or you actually do
eventually, eyes betray
and look at what they really want.

In an attempt to know myself,
I know you.
What it means to know beauty.
To find a moment you hope lasts forever.
A smile that ...

https://youtu.be/2mP0bDi5igA

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

A stag leaps across the board run,
ditch to ditch, thorns to thorns,
muscles, music, obsidian eyes focused
to aspens beyond his landing.

Those blessed to see such things once,
and never again, carry the frames
of that motion into the s...

Get to know the poet:

1) What is the theme of your poem?

The theme of Towards The Storm is to move into uncertainty regardless of what change is to come. The only difference is choosing to face it

2) What motivated you to write this poem?

Most of my poems start with a feeli...

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

I would let you eat me alive,
Devour me whole, and
Digest me completely.

I would let you set me ablaze-
Bright lights engulfing me;
I’d burn to a crisp.

You could carry me to sea,
Drag me down, drown me,
And I’d still thank you.

You took her first,
So far away…
I...

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Performed by Val Cole

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Performed by Val Cole.

POEM:

My beloved Great Aunt Ruth
Fed her children good gray truth.
Great Aunt Lisa, whom I prize,
Raised her brood on bright red lies.

Filthy cupboards, cockeyed doors,
Spotted carpets, sticky floors,
Rancid odors, saggy plaster. . .
Lisa’s...

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

I met her on a Tuesday.
But it wasn’t an ordinary Tuesday.
Sort of lukewarm, but heavy.
One of those just get in the car,
cut the music on and drive
kind of Tuesdays.

She was at the gas station,
wearing Beats headphones.
Not the discreet ones that fit
in your ears,...

https://youtu.be/yeAP9yjmhUQ

Performed by Val Cole

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Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

Their moment had come where the truth was told…
From that point forward nothing was known.
All that remained is the constant flow
that stained their minds that had come to a close.
Their minds bestowed only what is allowed.
Allowed to b...

https://youtu.be/XFiMegBfrz4

Performed by Val Cole

RIVER, 26min,. Hong Kong
Directed by Lap Fung Cheung
Based on the inescapable karma of the eight sufferings, assassin Fuk Kin Dai Ho runs and hides in the home of an eccentric old man Chung Ha Gong after being injured in the firefight during a mission. Could it be simply chance or fate that bring...

Bang Bang, 14min., China
Directed by Guan Yi
Chongqing, a city built on mountains in Southwestern China, remains a stronghold of porters known as “bang bang” who move goods along streets on the rugged terrain. But the porters are slowly fading from view in the face of modernization. From 400,000 ...

Mimas, 5min. Turkey
Directed by Ervim Inci
Alican Peker, who takes on the task of bringing water to the goats who live alone on an island and have no drinking water sources, also does not remain silent about the problems of other creatures in the area where he lives.

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Poperratic: Zero Hero, 4min., USA
Directed by Jammes Luckett
"Zero Hero" is a layered new indie music video animated by the solo artist behind alternative rock project Poperratic. The clip marks the song's 25th anniversary (after multiple appearances in film and TV soundtracks). The video offers ...

Pied-à-terre, 30min., Nigeria
Directed by Badewa Ajibade
When Florence receives a letter from her lover, Agnes, she tries to process its contents in a way that only her subconscious can help her. As she reads on, the lines between her conscious and subconscious mind start to blur until she finds ...