Movie Details
Theatrical Release:October 4th, 2024
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Yanasa Films
MANIFESTO FOR CONCRETE POETRY on the Web:Official Website
Cast & Crew
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Richard Hamasaki
Director
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Richard Hamasaki
Producer
MANIFESTO FOR CONCRETE POETRY (2024)
StarringSebastian Galasso
7 minOct 4th, 2024
Plot
In 1979, Native Hawaiian poet Wayne Kaumualii Westlake (1947–1984) published MANIFESTO [for Concrete Poetry], a sardonic and avant-garde three-page poem that challenged the conventions of language and form. Reexamining the roots of Dadaism and the International Concrete Poetry movement of the 1950s, the film transforms text into a living, dynamic force—an interplay of words, sound, and movement that defies traditional narrative constraints.
