Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts
Genres
Overview
Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Dying to Live; Notes on Being a Lady; Other Voices; Raised by Queenz; Terra Firma; The Siren's Song; Alice_Alice; My Grandad; The Fall; When Will It Stop?; Backwards; Covering Scars with Summer Jumpers; Is Anybody Out There?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
58 min
Release Date
2019-09-29
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Lemn Sissay
Self - Presenter
0.0
Nicky's Game
A down on his luck Brooklyn native parlays his Yale education into a job as a professional poker player.
2005-01-01 | en
9.0
Letters
LETTERS, a dramatic historical fiction written by Mrs. Evelyn Merritt in 2010, tells the story of U.S. soldiers and their loved ones through their correspondence beginning with the Civil War and ending with the War in Iraq. Sahuarita High School students adapted the Readers’ Theatre play into a movie, reasoning the student actors would be kept safe from Covid-19 by filming them individually, and afterward the footage could be reassembled into a screenplay following the original dialogue.
2021-04-10 | en
7.0
Treacle
When friends Jessie and Belle go away for the weekend and drunkenly hook up, what seems like an awkward slip up to a firmly heterosexual Jessie is in fact an incredible betrayal to bisexual Belle.
2019-03-24 | en
6.0
Auroras
Constantly orbiting at 400 km (250 mi) above the earth, the ISS is perfectly situated to witness the beautiful streamers of green and red light emanating from the collision of highly charged solar wind particles with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the earth's atmosphere. Centered about the northern (Aurora Borealis) and southern (Aurora Australis) poles the Auroras move in an almost hypnotic dance below the space station.
2015-07-31 | en
6.0
Beautiful They
Violet and Blue's youth collide in an early morning toke that leads to the ocean where connection stirs. What results is a tender, uplifting, queer surf-romance about the nuance of gender and the refuge found in being truly seen.
2021-06-16 | en
7.5
Leylak
In present-day Queens, a Turkish gravedigger is unable to face a shattering truth and risks losing the dearest connection left in his life.
2021-06-12 | en
7.2
Dead Youth
The homoerotic poetry of Mutsuo Takahashi sets the stage for these associated images based on male desire.
1967-01-01 | ja
0.0
Blind Rain
A poetic story about the first love of boy Sanya to girl Lena.
1969-05-26 | ru
0.0
Ignition
In the midst of a climate of political repression, Ernesto is a student who believes that the "revolution" will only begin if there is a martyr for the cause; Isaac, his best friend and his student leader, seems like the ideal candidate.
2021-04-23 | es
0.0
A New Goodbye
Helen lives with her son Bruno, but Bruno doesn't behave like a normal kid. She will have to overcome the mourning crisis to withstand reality.
2019-05-31 | es
0.0
Confession
Gayoung, a director, expects to hear a farewell confession from her boyfriend, who's an actor. (Part of "100인 X 100초영화 프로젝트", a project dedicated to celebrate 100 years of South Korean cinema.)
2019-08-13 | ko
0.0
Perfect Image?
Two actresses take us through a series of 'raps' and sketches about what it means to be beautiful and black.
1989-01-02 | en
5.0
Tiempo de busca
Santander, 1967. Tina's desire is to leave her hometown and move to London, but her mother does not approve her choice.
1967-01-01 | es
0.0
Jiwo
On his daughter’s wedding day, a father struggles with the onset of his mental illness and tries to compose himself to be the person his family needs him to be.
2022-10-01 | id
1.0
Saturday Night Life
Writer-director Ava DuVernay's short drama concerns a poor, struggling single mother whose trip with her three children to a 99-cent store in Los Angeles becomes an unexpectedly uplifting family experience. Melissa DeSousa ("The Best Man") stars.
2006-06-22 | en
4.7
Jermaine & Elsie
Elsie is a fiercely independent, equally opinionated pensioner with a drink problem and reliant on daily help including Jermaine, a black, sexually ambiguous carer. Initially, their relationships is combative but he wins her over with his non-conventional ways. When Jermaine disappears without a word, Elsie is determined to find out what happened to him.
2017-09-04 | en
4.3
The First Emperor of China
This historical drama tells the story of Qin Shihuang, who unified China's vast territory and declared himself emperor in 221 B.C. During his reign, he introduced sweeping reforms, built a vast network of roads and connected the Great Wall of China. From the grandiose inner sanctum of Emperor Qin's royal palace, to fierce battles with feudal kings, this film re-creates the glory and the terror of the Qin Dynasty, including footage of Qin's life-sized terra cotta army, constructed 2,200 years ago for his tomb.
1989-01-01 | en
0.0
Different Century, Same Shit
A story about racism, discrimination, and prejudice: in a dystopic future governed by only women, there is a fight between blondies and brunettes. In this society, the blondies are discriminated against because of the color of their hair.
2020-02-10 | it
5.5
The Mule
A Colombian woman arrives at a French airport, she acts suspiciously and appears to be concealing something in her locked case. However a search of her bags and her body reveal something customs didn't expect.
2000-01-01 | fr
0.0
Arrival
Ten girls are waiting for arrival of the train. We find out from the conductor that it is delayed indefinitely. We spy on the girls from the outside and they figure it out. While they are telling their stories, sharing their problems and concerns, we are all waiting for the train. Will the train arrive? Where are they going and what are they really waiting for?
2019-05-03 | ru