Poetry of Witness (2015)
- Directed by
- Billy Tooma, Anthony Cirilo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows six poets who survived war, torture, exile, and repression. It shows how they use poetry to hold onto their memories and cope with those experiences.
contemplativesomberintimatereflectiveresilientpoignantquietmeditative
What happens
Poetry of Witness is a 2015 documentary film directed by Billy Tooma and Anthony Cirilo about the lives of six contemporary poets who have lived through, and survived, extremities such as war, torture, exile, and repression, using poetry to preserve their memories. It debuted October 16, 2015 at the Buffalo International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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