Welcome to HaikuLife
Artist: Jim Kacian
Format: HaikuLife
Duration: 4:51
2018 HaikuLife Film Festival
The Haiku Foundation welcomes you to its fourth annual HaikuLife Haiku Film Festival. You will find a wide range of treatments of film treatments, all with haiku serving a central role in their inspiration and production. We offer these films in several formats: HaikuLife format, free format, feature format, and video haiga. This introductory film tells you about the origins of HaikuLife, and how to create your own video in this format. We look forward to sharing your work in the next HaikuLife Haiku Film Festival!
Free Format
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Caretaker1&2
Roberta Beary pairs her piquant poems with art by her brother Kevin in this thematic slide show. -
Dusty Roads
A video haiga slide show from Haiku Foundation secretary Terri L. French. -
watercoloured words: Video Haiga from Debbie Strange
A sequence of video haiga from Canadian artist and poet Debbie Strange. -
Written in Mountains
A video haiga from Tasmanian poet Ron C. Moss. -
World Haiga at Michigan State University
A compilation of haiga and photo haiku from poets around the world, chosen by the Evergreen Haiku Circle for their series in 2018, hosted by Michigan State University. Music by Steve Hodge. -
Shelter Dogs: Photo Haiku by Terri L. French
A sequence of photo haiku by Terri L. French, featuring the shelter dogs of Huntsville, Alabama. -
day moon and others, by Lucia Fontana
Video haiga from Italian poet and filmmaker Lucia Fontana. -
Lidia Rozmus: Haiga
A compilation of photo haiku by Chicago are poet and artist Lidia Rozmus, narrated by the author. Part of the Evergreen Haiku Circle series for 2018, hosted by Michigan State University. Music by Steve Hodge. -
Chase Gagnon: Photo Haiku
A compilation of photo haiku by Detroit poet and photographer Chase Gagnon, narrated by the author. Part of the Evergreen Haiku Circle series for 2018, hosted by Michigan State University. Music by Steve Hodge. -
The End of Realism, or, Basho's Pond
A lighthearted retelling of the famous story of the origins of Basho's masterpiece furuike ya — the old pond — by Jim Kacian. Music by Jeff Cairns and Roland Kirk. -
3 Generations
Haiku Haiga Poetry McKeon
Video Haiga
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Snowfall
A video haiga from Tasmanian poet Ron C. Moss, with original music by Steve Hodge. -
Songs of the River
A video haiga from Tasmanian poet Ron C. Moss. -
Brush Dipped
A video haiga from Tasmanian poet Ron C. Moss. -
Life is Beautiful: Video Haiga from Corine Timmer
Video haiga from Dutch artist and poet Corine Timmer. -
becoming water: Video Haiga from Debbie Strange
Video haiga from Canadian artist and poet Debbie Strange. -
Lake Constance 2018
A haiku sequence by Stella Pierides, shot on location at Lake Constance, a resort area and beauty spot in Germany. Edited by Rob Ward. -
limned: Video Haiga from Debbie Strange
Video haiga from Canadian artist and poet Debbie Strange.
