2026 REELPOETRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Check out the 2026 Festival Program!
2026 REELPOETRY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Check out the 2026 Festival Program!
Welcome words from the founder and director Fran Sanders!
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“When a Black Woman from 5th Ward Dials 911”; addressing the Cancer-causing dioxin residue affecting Houston’s 5th Ward Neighborhood and other poems
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International poetry films and videos from some of the most exciting creatives today featured at REELpoetry; curated by Lucy English
PRE-RECORDED
A crown of sonnets on the life of Joseph Merrick, known as The Elephant Man by Houston poet, Chris Wise, together with filmmaker, Matt Mullins
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International Poetry Films from Greece, Iceland, Mexico and Turkey curated by Sissy Doutsiou about the need for space-time to overcome obstacles and historical traumas.
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A selection of poems that resonate with the times America as a nation is experiencing.
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International Poetry Films (Belgium) Fast, cheap, fiercely independent videopoems created with relentless creative momentum from Marc Neys (aka Swoon)
PRE-RECORDED
Poets Jane Creighton, Aliah Lavonne Tigh and Texas Poets Laureate Emmy Pérez and Octavio Quintanilla plus Q&A hosted by series filmmakers Jack Cochran & Pam Falkenberg
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Sabina English and Heba Toulan showcase short videos (poetry, experimental, music) and live performances and presentations by deaf and hard- of- hearing creative people. All videos in ASL will have subtitles.
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International Poetry Films by Charles Olsen and Lilian Pallares based around poetry competitions held in Spain and New Zealand
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International Poetry Films (Netherlands) Mother and son, Monique van Kerkhof and Bo Oudendijk, showing poetry and performances made in Holland and Japan.
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A Houston area poets and filmmakers showcase with poets reading their work, screenings and conversation with Alex V
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Screenings and conversations with participating local, national and international winners with Alex V
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International poetry films and videos created by prior REELpoetry curators and presenters, introduced by Lucy English
First in a series of films selected by a panel of five judges.
A 90 minute informal live zoom to talk about the films screened this day, with the
audience, poets, filmmakers and judges, hosted by Festival Director, Fran Sanders.
Five poetry films from Turkey created and curated by Tuğçe and Hugo Dervisoglou (Whirling Dervish Films)
More films chosen by a panel of five judges.
A 90 minute informal live zoom to talk about the films screened this day, with the audience, poets, filmmakers and judges, hosted by Festival Director, Fran Sanders.
Screening the films shown in Greetings From Greater Houston & Made In Texas without the readings and discussions
Films selected by a panel of five judges.
A 90 minute informal live zoom to talk about the films screened this day, with the audience, poets, filmmakers and judges, hosted by Festival Director, Fran Sanders.
Additional films selected by a panel of five judges.
A 90 minute informal live zoom to talk about the films screened this day, with the audience, poets, filmmakers and judges, hosted by Festival Director, Fran Sanders.
A selection of poetry videos curated by Usha Akala, Pramila Venckateswaran and Kashiana Singh
Last of the films selected by a panel of five judges.
A 90 minute informal live zoom to talk about the films screened this day, with the audience, poets, filmmakers and judges, hosted by Festival Director, Fran Sanders.
