We Are Poets is a documentary film directed by Daniel Lucchesi and Alex Ramseyer-Bache. It follows six young poets from Leeds Young Authors performance poetry group in Leeds on their visit to the international Poetry Slam Competition in Washington D.C., United States. It premièred at Europe’s largest Documentary Film festival – Doc/Fest in Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema on 1l June 2011, where it won the coveted Sheffield Youth Jury Award.
Two years ago Grhyme (Gloucester Rhyme) Festival had the privilege of not only screening the film but to also have in attendance one of the featured Poets (Rheima Robinson).
The film itself was produced 16 years ago whilst Rheima and some of the other Poets taking part were only 16 years old. The fact that the film has not aged and is still relevant today is testament to its quality and organic nature. We at the GLOS would like to recommend the film to anyone who works with children/young people, likes poetry, or just wants to watch something of substance.
