Cadence Video Poetry Festival – proof that we were here

Inventing realities not as escapism but as determinism, these video poems perfect the alchemy of dreaming. A love story emerges out of the polluted atmosphere, plant life blooms into a collage of words, and ice melts into a procedural poem. Through new channels of communication with nature, these shapeshifting films prove that the key to providing a sustainable future is protecting the past.

This showcase features a poetic screendance: “People Mountain People Sea” from China. The scales of carbon-based life are out of balance. We are ‘losing’ each other just as we are ‘losing’ our bodies. This film explores the dynamic equilibrium of the Five Elements in Taoism—Water, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Metal—alongside three sets of balance between disease and health, war and peace, rationality and emotion.

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Cadence Video Poetry is a literary media organization hosting year-round screenings, an artist residency, workshops, and artist gatherings to nurture creative community through video poetry.

Event Date & Time: April 19, 4-6pm