“Kerouac, the Movie” – a full length documentary study of literary genius and archetypal beat poet – Jack Kerouac.
Includes Jack Kerouac being interviewed by Steve Allen in 1959 and reading from his most famous novel.
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Mankind Is No Island > Daniel Spratlin
Mankind Is No Island from Daniel Spratlin on Vimeo.
‘Mankind is no island’ is a film shot entirely on a cell phone, using found signage on the streets of NY and Sydney to tell a touching story from the very heart of two cities.
Directed by Jason van Genderen
Winner of Tropfest NY 2008!
FIAT LUX > Hugo
Epic conscious rap and video which follows the beginning of the universe from big bang to evolution of life and the creative instinct that sparks eternal.
FIAT LUX is an ode to the creative muses and the evolution of consciousness performed by HUGO (lyricist behind the RAP NEWS), with beat by TREATS (musicfromspeakers.com) and video collage by filmmaker TIM PARISH aka VERB STUDIOS as an Undergrowth Magazine collaborative project in samplology.
FIAT LUX is from the album ‘The Enlightenment Age’ available online through Reverb Nation here:
http://www.reverbnation.com/hugo1
This video is dedicated to the brilliant artists and creative minds that have inspired and evolved the human experience into manifesting a visionary society.
We want to also respectfully acknowledge the work of the filmmakers and painters whose work has been sampled in this video essay of evolution.
FILMMAKERS:
Stanley Kubrick (2001:Space Odyssey)
Jan Kounen (Blueberry/Renegade)
Frank Reggio (Naqoyqaatsi)
Ron Fricke (Baraka)
David Attenborough (LIFE)
Darren Oronofsky (The Fountain)
Alex Grey (TOOL: Lateralus)
Flight 404
MUSIC MAKERS:
Electric Light Orchestra – Tightrope
Telephon Tel Aviv – Sound In A Dark Room
Sebastian – H.A.L.
The Black Ghosts – Any Way You Choose To Give It (Boy 8-Bit Dub)
2562 – Kameleon
Rhianna ft. Jay-Z – Umbrella
Rage Against The Machine – Township Rebellion
VISIONARY PAINTERS:
Aboriginal Australian, Mayan, Huichol, Native American and Egyptian Artists, Michaelangelo, Botticelli, Brueghel, Pablo Picasso, Vassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dali, MC Escher, Amanda Sage, Alex Grey, Martina Hoffmann, Robert Venosa, Pablo Amaringo and many more…
{ ART IS MAGIC }
Here is another version of the same poem, recited by Hugo live to fellow poet Si in an anonymous cafe. The riddle of life immersed in the mundane…
Jerusalem > William Blake
The twin English passions of football and William Blake are combined in this unique video poetry project for the BBC’s Poetry Season.
From movingpoems.com
“Continuing the theme of video poems that riff on television conventions, here’s a poetry promo from the BBC disguised as a sporting news story from the BBC. The poem is referred to as “Jerusalem,” but it’s actually from the Preface to Milton. A popular hymn adaptation by Hubert Parry a century after Blake wrote it is responsible for the new title, according to the Wikipedia.”
The poem was inspired by the apocryphal story that a young Jesus, accompanied by his uncle Joseph of Arimathea, travelled to the area that is now England and visited Glastonbury. The legend is linked to an idea in the Book of Revelation (3:12 and 21:2) describing a Second Coming, wherein Jesus establishes a new Jerusalem. The Christian church in general, and the English Church in particular, used Jerusalem as a metaphor for Heaven, a place of universal love and peace.
More poems by William Blake can be found here:
The Genius of the Crowd > Charles Bukowski
A short poem by Charles Bukowski, with a recording of him reading the poem, with most of the footage shot in New York.
Soundtrack and video: immprint
Fireflies > Omar Musa
Poem by Omar Musa
www.obmmusic.com
Directed and edited by Rush
therush.com.au
CODED LANGUAGE > Saul Williams
Saul Williams performs his epic ode to the genius of language and the indictment of the mindless violence of gangster hip hop culture to raise the consciousness of the entire. fucking. world.
From the album ‘Amethyst Rock Star’ with music by DJ Krust
Below, the same poetry performed live at Def Jam Poetry show on HBO.
Yelp > with apologies to Allen Ginsberg
Technology can be addictive. In a tribute to Allen Ginsberg’s classic 1956 poem, we created a short film lampooning the addictions of our generation. It’s narrated by Peter Coyote.
The filmmaking team behind “Yelp: With Aplogies to Allen Ginsberg’s Howl,” also made the 2011 Sundance documentary “Connected: An Autoblogography about Love, Death & Technology.”
Credits:
written by tiffany shlain & ken goldberg
directed by tiffany shlain
edited by tiffany shlain & dalan mcnabola
original animations by stefan nadelman
narrated by peter coyote
produced by carlton evans
You can learn more about both films at:
connectedthefilm.com
God, Rid Me Of God > Joel McKerrow
Spoken word recorded at Abbotsford Convent, Victoria, at the beginning of 2011.
Words by Joel McKerrow
Heiroglyphic Stairway > Drew Dellinger
“It’s 3:23 in the morning, and I’m awake, because my great great grandchildren won’t let me sleep…
They ask me: what did you do when the planet was plundered?’
Spoken word poet and activist Drew Dellinger answers the calling of future generations.
Produced by the Global Oneness Project
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised > Gil Scott Heron
A collage of Youtube clips to the original recording from Gil Scott Heron’s classic piece.
Words: Gil Scott Heron
Video artist: unknown.
For those young ‘uns who haven’t heard of Gil, below is full length documentary about the legendary poet and his contribution to the artform.
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The Shape Of My Tongue > Thomas Jack of Hearts
‘The Shape Of My Tongue’ is part of a series of contemporary poems inspired by the words of sufi poet Rumi.
Words by Thomas, Jack of Hearts. – myspace.com/thomasjackofhearts
Music by Briztronix – briztronix.com/
Produced and directed by Tim Parish – Verb Studios
“Blokes” Matt Lloyd
Words / Mat Lloyd
Animation / Matt Frodsham
*Winner of Shortcuts Film Festival 2009*
cliffproductions.co.uk/shortcuts.htm
DYSTERIA
‘Everywhere around me are shells. Shells of buildings, of cars, of machinery. This is a shell of a world’.
Dysteria is a short film based around a poetic narrative about a dystopic future,
Credits:
Filmmakers: Maria Åkesson, Victor Carlander, André Boström, Richard Olsson and Therese Ankarfalk
for ‘Digital Graphics’ at Nackademin in Stockholm January 2011.
Words: Candy Royalle,
Original Music: Gareth Coker
Sound design: Hugo Lundgren.
“The Cyclo Men of Phnom Penh” Laura Jean McKay
Words: by Laura Jean McKay – Asialink Literature Resident 2009. www.laurajeanmckay.com
Film: Julien Poulson (Asialink Cambodia Resident 2007) and Justin Foster.
Music by THE GREEN MIST Khmer Ensemble. Recorded at Cambodian Living Arts.
Vocals Ouch Savy.
Dedicated to the Cyclo Men of Phnom Penh
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