post-ZEBRA

Sad to see ZEBRA over, and many thanks to Thomas Zandegiacomo and the team for all their hard work. We were given a multitude of richly varied (German and British) poetry films: classic examples of the craft in Tim Webb's 15th February (poet Peter Reading) and Adele Myers' and Ra…

ZEBRA POETRY FILM FESTIVAL 2019

Very excited and honoured to be part of the British section at ZEBRA poetry film festival www.haus-fuer-poesie.org in Berlin this year (5–8 December), with co-director of Liberated Words, Lucy English, and Helen Dewbery and Chaucer Cameron of Poetry Film Live. We are each choosing our own selection of recent UK…

Mr Sky selected for Ó bhéal Poetry Film Competition

Very pleased to say Mr Sky with poetry by Lucy English and film by Sarah Tremlett has been selected for Ó bhéal poetry film competition as part of Indie Cork (6 – 13 October) a festival of independent film and music. Fingers crossed on getting to the screening. Congratulations to…

VIDEOPOETRY – A MANIFESTO by Tom Konyves

This vitally important essay (from 2011) is long overdue on the website. It gives an in-depth account by pioneer Canadian videopoet (to use his own term) – Tom Konyves – of his rationale behind creating a manifesto for the subject. I first met Tom at the Bury Festival of Text…

Contemplative Effects in Text-based Poetry Films and Videopoems

Exploring Contemplative Effects in Text-based Videopoems and Poetry Films Sarah Tremlett May 2017 (updated March 2019) extracted from the The Poetics of Poetry Film, Intellect Books
and online at: Moving Poems www.movingpoems.com (June, 2017), Atticus Review https://atticusreview.org (July-Aug, 2017), Poetryfilmkanal http://www.poetryfilm.de (Aug, 2017) and PoetryFilmLive www.poetryfilmlive.com. In relation to poetry film…

MIX 2019: Experiential Storytelling – poetry film meets profiling and the panoptic gaze

MIX 2019: Experiential Storytelling the personal and political voice of poetry film meets digital media authenticity, profiling, and the panoptic gaze Sarah Tremlett, FRSA, MPhil, SWIP Poetry Filmmaker, Writer/Artist, Researcher, co-director of Liberated Words 14th July Digital media is coming in from the cold. It is setting aside its sorcery,…

Rebecca Hilton – The New Generation of Poetry Filmmakers, June 2019

The New Generation of Poetry Filmmakers, June 2019, by Sarah Tremlett Rebecca Hilton – Suspended Up Up Up Until You Breathe https://vimeo.com/333132412 Poet, fine artist and filmmaker Rebecca Hilton has recently graduated from Central Saint Martins, London, and for me, is already a leading light in the new generation of…

Paper River, Knotted River at MIX 2019

Looking forward to presenting a reading and poetry film Paper River, Knotted River at MIX 2019 next Tuesday and hearing the great poetry film panel speakers – especially keynote Thomas Zandegiacomo del Bel. It will also be screened in the selected British films throughout the event. Tree – Discovering Identity…

Premiere of Tree at The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics June 2019

Really looking forward to The Scottish Centre for Geopoetics Conference June 14-16th at Wiston Lodge in Biggar, Scotland. Beautiful wooded location, much music, poetry (come and see Helen Moore), and deep connection with the landscape. I will be premiering an excerpt ‘Paper River’ from my ancestral poetry film novel project…

Janet Lees in Lapidus Journal includes Liberated Words workshop

See the latest edition of Lapidus Journal for some valuable insights, including Janet Lees' informative article on poetry film and wellbeing. Thanks also Janet for selecting Butterflies Haven workshop with Helen Moore and Howard Vause. A great team to inspire anyone. https://issuu.com/lapidusinternational/docs/lapidus_journal_final_amends_203b1d25356154

COLLABORATION panel discussion at Saboteur Awards Festival May 18th

Looking forward to seeing all the presentations and workshops at the Saboteur Awards Festival on May 18th, and taking part in a panel discussion on collaboration and The Book of Hours https://thebookofhours.org/ with poet Lucy English and Helen Dewbery of Poetry Film Live and Elephant’s Footprint. We aim to discuss…

Uprooted at LYRA the new Bristol Poetry Festival

UPROOTED NEW DATE! LYRA, Bristol Poetry Festival The main auditorium, Arnolfini Art Gallery, Bristol Saturday 13th April, 7 p.m. Rescheduled due to technical issues, the good news is that we are now screening in the evening on Saturday 13th April in the main auditorium. So come along! Spoken word poet…