Performed by Val Cole

https://youtu.be/tA420TWmaHU

Performed by Val Cole

POEM:

Demoiselle, by James Ross Kelly

In the last part of that time of dusk
when shadows meet the first departure of light.
over three fingers of the river
a Great Blue Heron performed an aerial pirouette.

Down with wisped blue gray feather...

Performed by Val Cole

Together on the shore, we ache for something

Together on the shore, we ache for something
What? Is the question, like contests of Will
One ever know the shape of two other
Questions why? Why? Is one we ask at the gate
Two questions, one answer is existence
Do I exist to yo...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

https://youtu.be/AksbJTrKD8E

Performed by Val Cole
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POEM:

On Solstice He Replaces Her Flowers with Cabbages

rain on gray pebbles
twinkle pinks and green spasms
autumn valentine

hands in the old dirt
on the roots – gentle pressure
deny my regrets

daylight saving dark
wake to haze-blurred s...

https://youtu.be/K0SK6Sv01xE

Performed by Val Cole

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From writer: This is an echo verse poem in response to my identical twin’s death (drowning). Identical in virtually every way as children, we grew to look different as adults, but our voices remained identical. We were echoes of each other....

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

Loud crack, and a sting.
Tongue feels around,
chasing single, salty-sweet drop,
losing it under thick lower lip.
Hand grabs abdomen.
Grab: make a fist,
let go.

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

I, a Juliet of sorts
desire nothing more than to
stab myself
as I lay beside you
my pooling blood to bathe you
and purify what was once innocent
becoming whole and free yet again

But for you to look upon me
would cause me more agony than that of a jagged blade...

https://youtu.be/OOgwDT0MB-0

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

I love you the way money feels in my hands,
the way it lays there,
the thought of all the things I could do with it.

Also, I love you the way money
leaves my hand
quick, quiet,
then it's gone.

It doesn't pack a bag
it doesn't thi...

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

Performed by Val Cole

https://youtu.be/HHAP9egsIUU

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

Apologies/what we owe the uni(verse)

Awake, the door elucidates the shape
Of her body, limbs stretched between this privacy
of her mind, which asks What we owe the verse
And If the universe owes us for existence?

Asleep, the blin...

https://youtu.be/ODONvrHKgco

Performed by Val Cole

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POEM:

We learn love
the way children learn danger
running toward it
full speed,
laughing.

You hid behind your smile,
beneath your skin,
purposely.
Still, I counted
in heartbeats.

One heartbeat,
two.
Danger.
Regret.
Things I never say ...

Performed by Val Cole

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A roommate asks a favor and gets absurd hardship in return.

Director: Aki Aitos

Writer: Tommy Oler

Stars: Judaea Driscoll, Tommy Oler

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My project, "Pieces of Me", is a self-reflection of my emotional journey from self-doubt to self-acceptance. There are always moments in life where we feel confident we can complete something, but then encounter an obstacle and feel self-doubt. Even...

Hotel Purgatorio, 112min., Philippines
Directed by Joey Agbayani
A strange old hotel where the only escape is through a labyrinth of rooms filled with mystery, horror and adventure.

https://www.instagram.com/joeyagbayani/

https://youtu.be/aC0dlIdcL4k

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Directed by Amandine Garrido, Matthew Gaines
Liquid Bodies is a sensory and immersive dance film that explores the vital connection between humans and water. Carried by the dance of a contemporary performer, the film evokes the major stages of existence — from gestat...