2024 Poetry Films for the Griffin Foundation

In 2024, the Griffin Poetry Prize invited Lior Shamriz to create films for the five shortlisted poets. commissioned to create eight poetry films.

To create the films, Shamriz projected materials on landscapes, flowers, props, and human models in Santa Cruz and Oakland, California, using different types cameras, including thermal cameras, microscopic cameras and more, and adding tiny bits of digital manipulations. Additionally, Shamriz wrote music to accompany the readings.

Amelia M. Glaser, Yuliya Ilchuk, and Halyna Kruk read “human warmth”

Ishion Hutchinson reads “XXXVI” from School of Instructions

Don McKay reads “Rhizosphere” from Lurch

Jorie Graham reads “The VR” from To 2040

Ann Lauterbach reads “Hand (Giotto)” from Door

George McWhirter and Homero Aridjis read “The Jaguar” from Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence