Writer Movies

Peter von Bagh's documentary about Juhani Aho and people around him.

This film is not a classic portrait but a documentary using fiction to bring Martin Suter’s novels to life while introducing us to the author...

Ron Padgett (1942- ) is a poet and editor whose artistic career took off during his teenaged years in Tulsa, Oklahoma. There, along with Joe Brainard...

A look at the life and thoughts of France Presern, arguably the most prominent Slovenian poet, as well as historical background of his time. How our...

In 2002, Sophie Constantinou and Bill Weir interviewed Padgett about his life and works, specifically his friendship and collaborations with the New...

A multifaceted portrait of the German writer W.G. Sebald.

This feature doc profiles acclaimed writer Alistair MacLeod. Hailed internationally as a master of the short story, MacLeod also wrote a novel, No...

A novelist ends up stuck in the hotel that he works at during the pandemic.

The story of a young writer who tries to save his personal identity while facing the corrupted environment and temptations of a love affair.

Tatiana faces an economic crisis that has forced her to be temporarily away from her kids, her "gang", as she calls them. By writing out her feelings...

Travel back to Victorian Britain and wander the cobbled streets of Haworth to the sites that inspired the great Brontë sisters’ classic...

After finding a strange DIY magazine at a coffee shop, a filmmaker attempts to uncover the identity of its anonymous author.

Three stories about men and women in terminal situations.

An embittered journalist returns home to Hobart after losing his Melbourne magazine job. With nothing to do except think about his next move, he...

In his exploration of the cultural dynamic between East and West, Adolf Muschg, the most significant Swiss writer since Frisch and Dürrenmatt,...

The story tells an interesting moment in the life of Ennio Flaiano, his meeting with Federico Fellini and his relationship with the famous producer...

Documentary about the life and work of Jorge Luis Borges, from his own memories and reflections.