The Poetic Phonotheque

Welcome to a late night free programme of poetry films at Kino Konepaja this Saturday 10 October from 22:00 – 23:00.

Video poetry (also called film poetry, poetronica, or cine-poetry) is an artistic medium that blends written or spoken poetry with time-based acoustic and visual elements like video art, digital animation, and kinetic typography.

This selection from the Poetic Phonotheque’s permanent collection brings together poetry films from across Latin America and its diasporas. Spanning experimental film, animation, performance, and Indigenous storytelling, the works explore memory, migration, history, language, and place. Voices in Portuguese, Spanish, English, Mayan Kaqchikel, and Kalin’a reflect the linguistic and cultural plurality of the region, while poetry and moving image open spaces for preserving memory, confronting erasure, and imagining connections across borders.

The screenings are free, but registration through the ticket button is highly recommended, as seating is limited.

This event is part of a larger programme at Kino Konepaja in collaboration between Helsinki Poetry Connection, the 21st Cinemaissí Film Festival and Catalysti association.

SELECTED POETRY FILMS
curated by the Poetic Phonotheque

• Blindness
  by Yghor Boy and Maria Thais
  Brazil – 00:03:30
• Back to Nature
  by Fer Pezoa
  Chile – 00:02:45
• Brazil
  by Natalia Azarova
  Brazil – 00:14:39
• Out of Mind
  by Nicolás Isasi
  Argentina – 00:05:00
• A Spark Catches
  by Natalia Gaia
  Mexico – 00:04:41
• Reparaciones
  by Lorena Alvarado y y(e)s
  US / Mexico – 00:02:15
• Havana
  by Luiner Lugo
  Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela – 00:05:00
• Day of the Dead
  by Kris Curtiz de Meester, Peter Bracke & Victor Enrique
  Belgium / Mexico – 00:03:11
• Mudarme al mar
  by Marina Ruiz Rodriguez
  Mexico – 00:02:33
• What if the sound of the humpback whale lived in my mouth
  by Eric Felipe Barkin & Yaddira Peralta
  Honduras / US – 00:02:48
• Dejar de fumar
  by Lalo Barrubia
  Uruguay – 00:00:34
• Between the Milpo and I
  by Negma Coy
  Guatemala – 00:00:59
• What will become of us
  by Juana Ramos
  El Salvador / NY – 00:00:39
• Petricor
  byCarolina Olguin
  Mexico – 00:00:23
• Gettin on With it
  by Elizabeth Torres
  Colombia  – 00:03:40
• Diario de verano
  by Francisca Duran & Cristal Buemi
  Canada – 00:03:40
• Story of Beads
  by Anaxi’s ChoiceKeywa Henri
  French Guiana – 00:04:19

Saturday 10. October
PROGRAMME (Free Admission):