Midwest Video Poetry Festival
Arts + Literature Laboratory 111 S. Livingston St., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
![A child sitting underwater. A child sitting underwater.](https://isthmus.com/downloads/67265/download/calendar-S.he-cr-Joanna-Maxellon-Claudia-Spaniel.jpg?cb=091068097adebd8bc89f7ee49ea5e317&w={width}&h={height})
Joanna Maxellon
A child sitting underwater.
A still from "S.he," a short film directed by Joanna Maxellon and written by Claudia Spaniel, part of the 2023 Midwest Video Poetry Festival.
media release: Join us for the 5th annual Midwest Video Poetry Fest on Saturday, October 5, 2024 and Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 7 PM for live reading and video collaborations followed by a screening of the best new poetry videos from around the world. These films include original poems, experimental works, animation, translations, and more. Filmmakers, poets, and festival organizers will be on hand for a short Q&A after the screening.
This event will be held live at ALL in Madison. Seating is limited.
Stay tuned for complete program information information.
2023 Isthmus Pick: The Midwest Video Poetry Festival turns 4 this year, with live spoken word/video collabs and screenings of videos from around the globe. Each day’s offerings are different. Saturday’s live presenters are Dana Maya and Aaron Granat, and Cynthia Marie Hoffman and Natalie Hinckley; Sunday features Chele Issac and Quan Barry. The videos range from the minute-and-a-half long Davenport (by Madison filmmaker Michelle Marie Kelley), which animates a poem via a vintage Vandercook letterpress with more than 300 prints made for each frame, to Singularity, a filming of poet Marie Howe reading at Storm King Art Center, by director Matthew Thompson. More info below and updates at artlitlab.org.