Zebra Poetry Film Festival – Hauntings

In the organizer's words:

The best poetry films from around the world - and the world in the microcosm of poetry film. This is where great poetry performances meet moving stories. Over 1,000 entries from more than 90 countries were submitted for the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival 2025. Accompanying the International Competition, the festival offers an insight into the diversity of the poetry film scene in four programs with around 50 animations, feature films, experimental films and documentaries. Filmmakers and poets question history and current political conditions, explore identities and the ever-present longing for human closeness, are guided by ghosts and travel through landscapes and memories. Their films move between visionary dreams and clearly documentary approaches - as poetic as they are fearless.

Moderation: Gian-Philip Andreas, Ingrid Beerbaum

The event will take place in the domed hall of silent green.

When I Came to your Door
ETH/NLD 2024 | 10 min | Director: Antonio Paoletti | Poem: Where Are You? | Poets: Ludovica Cassina, Antonio Paoletti

Samuel
NLD 2023 | 3 min | Director: Mischa Andriessen, Arjan Brentjes | Poem: Samuel | Poet: Mischa Andriessen

In this short life
ITA 2025 | 4 min | Director: Gloria Regonesi | Poem: In this short Life | Poet: Emily Dickinson

Dzērājmeitiņa / Drunk Daddy's Girl
LVA 2024 | 4 min | Director: Madara Gruntmane | Poem: Dzērājmeitiņa | Poem: Madara Gruntmane

Ad Hominem
CAN 2024 | 4 min | Director: Brent Waldbillig | Poem: Ad Hominem | Poet: Chantal Gibson

schtzngrmm
AUT 2023 | 1 min | Helena Vollmann | Poem: schtzngrmm | Poet: Ernst Jandl

History Will Teach Us Nothing
DEU 2024 | 5 min | Director: Jan Rehwinkel | Poem: History will teach us nothing | Poet: Jimi Hendrix

என்ன பயன் | What is the point
IND 2023 | 3 min | Director: Ishvar Krishnan | Poem: என்ன பயன் (Eṉṉa payaṉ) | Poet: Ishvar Krishnan

We lived slowly in times of peace
MDA 2025 | 8 min | Director: Kristina Jacot | Poem: ՀԵՏԱՀԱՅԱՑ (RETROSPECTIVE)| Poet: Tatev Chakhian

Фіалка | Viola
DEU 2025 | 2 min | Director: Angie Siveria | Poem: untitled | Poet: Maksym Kryvtsov

Anotc ota ickwaparin akosiin
CAN 2024 | 5 min | Director: Catherine Boivin | Poem: Anotc ota ickwaparin akosiin | Poet: Catherine Boivin

MATAR NAEM
FRA 2023 | 5 min | Director: Ekin Koca | Poem: Matar Naem | Poem: Mahmoud Darwish

Ancient Lore
DEU 2023 | 6 min | Director: Patrick Müller | Poem: Oceanus | Poet: H.P. Lovecraft