Words Aloud Documentary
Words Aloud - the spoken word festival that brings a small town to its feet. In Durham, Ontario, Canada's best poets and storytellers electrify audiences of all ages, revealing spoken word's power to delight, inspire and transform.
Canada's best poets and storytellers electrify audiences, revealing spoken word's power to delight, inspire and transform.
This documentary takes you on a journey through the many forms of spoken word, including dub, slam and lyric poetry, performance poetry, and storytelling. You'll learn what makes a poet, what drives them to creat, what's most difficult about the writing life, and what compels them to continue. You'll see how a small town creates a vibrant poetic community.
Narrated by Montreal-based spoken word artist Ian Ferrier, this documentary treats us to an insider's view of the 4 day festival, including footage of the artists performing their best work, behind the scenes interviews, and the story of Adam, an 18 year old high school student (the fifth generation brought up on his family's beef farm), who begins to find his own voice.
The film takes us on a journey through the many forms of spoken word, including dub, slam and lyric poetry, performance poetry, and story telling. You'll learn what makes a poet, what drives them to create, what's msot difficult about the writing life, and what compels them to continue.
You'll hear Lorna Crozier's last erotic poem; story teller Ivan Coyote's tales of the Yukon; and dub poet Clifton Joseph's riveting poem about a shoot-out at a party. CBC's "Dr. Poetry" Robert Priest reads the Bible backwards and pays homage to Rosa Parks. Cree poet Louise Benice Halfe shares her residential school experience.
Canada's Poet Laureate John STeffler gets ravenous with mosse stores; the Toronto Slam team raises the energy and world-renowned spoken word artist Shane Koyczan demonstrates why poetry, the world's most enduring art form, is truly the shortest distance between two hearts.
