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Randall Stephens: I Statements

I Statements by Alex Scott & Randall Stephen

Words: Randall Stevens

Kinetic Animation: Alex Scott

Winner of the 2011 Queensland Poetry Festival Filmmakers Challenge

For more work by this artist, go to:

http://www.randallstephens.blogspot.com.au/


“The Best Of Times” Sage Francis

Video for “The Best Of Times” by Sage Francis from the new album ‘Li(f)e’

http://www.sagefrancis.net/

“Stories by Starlight” Candy Royalle

Words: Candy Royalle

Animation: Maria Åkesson.

Music by Susanne Lambert.

http://candyroyalle.com/

Mr Simon Taylor – I Love Language

Written/Performed/Storyboarded by @MrSimonTaylor (Twitter)
MrSimonTaylor.com

Produced by Enter Closer
Directed by Matthew Ziccone
Cinematography by Lochlan Goodwin
Music and Animation by Simone Pulga

“This City Speaks to Me” – Si

Si performs his infamous ode to Melbourne’s bohemian underbelly.

Filmed by Darius Devas

http://thiscityspeakstome.com/

http://www.beingfilms.com/

“The New Crusades” Luka Lesson

Australian Poetry Slam 2011 Winner Luka “Lesson” Haralampou – Round 1 – “The New Crusades”

On Sunday, November 27th 2011, a packed Sydney Theatre chose Luka Lesson to be Australia’s Slam Champion.

Two poets from each state and territory bound onto the stage. They poured out their wit, substance and powerful emotions in a competition judged by randomly selected audience members.

A crowd of over 400 offered wild screams, applause and people leaping to their feet shouting, “yeah, that’s right!” Reminder: this is at a poetry event.

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“Thicker Than Water- Four Short Studies on Flesh and Blood” Kelly-Lee Hickey

Kelly-lee Hickey won the Australian Poetry Slam National Final on December 5 2010. From a pool of over 600 writers around the country Kelly-lee’s performance: “Thicker Than Water- Four Short Studies on Flesh and Blood” won her a tour of China with the Bookworm Literary Festival and a trip to the Ubud International Writers and Readers Festival in 2011. The Australian Poetry Slam is made possible by support from the Sydney Theatre Company, State and Public Libraries and The Copyright Agency Limited

My Generation > Omar Musa

“My Generation”

Written and performed by Omar Musa

http://www.obmmusic.com/

Directed, shot and edited by Vis Pajori