an entombing(dis)entombing
A one-minute poem film about building barriers vs. living with a heart full of love, filmed predominantly with an iPhone 5c, between 2015 and 2019, in Japan, Taiwan, and the United States.
In addition to the H.264 version that is available for download from Vimeo as a .mov or mp4, the following options are available on request:
srt file for this version (text srt file may be downloaded from this page)
H.264 version with burned in subtitles (.mov or mp4)
Apple ProRes 422 version with srt file (825 mb)
Apple ProRes 422 version with burned in subtitles (832 mb)
Text of poem:
I knew a man
who built a coffin
for himself
when he was young
he hoped that he would never need it
but kept it spotless
just in case
and when he'd argued his lover out of her reason
and argued himself out of all hope
he climbed into it and slammed the lid
only to live many more years
cobwebs and sawdust scratching his throat
And I knew a child
who took axes to coffins
with a smile and a shrug and a gleam in her eye
when others called out "we can't"
she answered "we can"
and loved with a heart
a hundred feet tall
Copyright 2020 by Adam E. Stone. All rights reserved.
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Adam E. StoneDirector
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Adam E. StoneWriter
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Adam E. StoneProducer
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Adam E. StoneKey Cast"Narrator"
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Adam E. StoneCinematographer
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Adam E. StoneEditor
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Poem film, videopoetry, poetry film, experimental, one-minute, microshort
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Runtime:1 minute
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Completion Date:January 1, 2020
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:Japan, Taiwan, United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Miniature Film FestivalVancouver, British Columbia
Canada
November 7, 2019
World Premiere (2019 Sneak Preview)
Official Selection -
8th International Video Poetry FestivalAthens
Greece
December 13, 2019
European Premiere
Official Selection -
London ExperimentalWalthamstow, London, England (online, limited access)
United Kingdom
July 24, 2020
United Kingdom Premiere
Official Selection -
Berlin Flash Film FestivalBerlin
Germany
March 31, 2020
Official Selection and Monthly Category Award Winner -
Carmarthen Bay Film FestivalLlandeilo, Wales
United Kingdom
June 21, 2020
Wales Premiere
Official Selection and Award Finalist (Poetic Cinema) -
Cadence Video Poetry FestivalSeattle, Washington
United States
April 19, 2020
US Premiere (online, by subscription only)
Official Selection -
MayDay Film FestivalEvansville, Indiana
United States
May 15, 2020
Indiana Premiere (online, by subscription only)
Official Selection -
SPLICE Film FestBrooklyn, New York (online, limited access)
United States
June 20, 2020
Official Selection -
Bordeaux ShortsBordeaux (online, limited access)
France
October 23, 2020
French selection premiere
Official Selection and Award Semi-Finalist -
KinoDrome: International Motion Picture and Screenplay FestivalCleveland, Ohio (online, limited access)
United States
September 26, 2020
Ohio Selection Premiere
Official Selection and "Poetry-Driven Motion Media" category 2nd Runner-up -
SeeMor Short Film FestivalAnglesey, Wales
United Kingdom
October 17, 2020
Anglesey Premiere
Official Selection and "Phone Made Film" Award Finalist -
Avalonia VOrmond Beach, Florida
United States
November 7, 2020
US Live Screening Premiere
Official Selection and "Best Mobile 1-Minute Movie" Award Winner -
Minute Madness TorontoToronto, Ontario (online, limited access)
Canada
May 3, 2021
Toronto Premiere
Official Selection -
Festival Angaelica 2020Pasadena, California (online, limited access)
United States
December 21, 2020
Official Selection and Jury Award Winner for Experimental Mini Film -
Asia South East Short Film Festival (Winter 2021)Phnom Penh
Cambodia
January 9, 2021
Special Mention -
Big Muddy Film FestivalCarbondale, Illinois (online, limited access)
United States
March 17, 2021
Official Selection -
Life Screenings International One Minute Film FestivalClermont, Florida (online, limited access)
United States
April 10, 2021
Official Selection -
Mister VorkyRuma, Serbia
Serbia
June 11, 2021
Serbian Premiere
Official Selection -
Vasteras Film Festival 2021Vasteras, Sweden
Sweden
October 23, 2021
Sweden Premiere
Official Selection -
MalatestaShort Film FestivalCesena, Italy
Italy
November 12, 2021
Italian Premiere
Official Selection -
Deep Focus Film FestivalBrooklyn, New York
United States
September 18, 2021
Honorable Mention -
Brainwash Movie FestivalDoyle, California
United States
October 16, 2021
California Live Screening Premiere
Official Selection -
New Haven International Film FestivalBethel, Connecticut
United States
November 17, 2021
Connecticut Premiere
Official Selection -
Deep Cut Film FestivalNorth Bay, Ontario (online, limited access)
Canada
April 10, 2022
North Bay Premiere
Official Selection -
Tolpuddle Radical Film FestivalTolpuddle, England
United Kingdom
July 15, 2022
Tolpuddle Premiere
Official Selection and Finalist for Small Axe Radical Short Film Award -
12th International HALF FestivalPalakkad, Kerala
India
September 10, 2022
Indian Premiere
Official Selection -
Short Shorts 2022 (Whitespace Gallery)Atlanta, Georgia
United States
September 17, 2022
Atlanta Premiere
Official Selection -
Living With Buildings IVCoventry, England
United Kingdom
November 23, 2022
Coventry Premiere
Official Selection -
180' Berlin FilmFestBerlin, Germany
Germany
December 15, 2022
Berlin Live Screening Premiere
Official Selection
Adam E. Stone's latest feature film is the poetic essay film "Atmospheric Marginalia" (2022). His films have been featured at approximately 200 prominent, well-curated festivals worldwide, and have won numerous awards. Short poem and essay films include "Bridge" (2024), "form" (2024), "as the night" (2023), "Tyranny of the Unafflicted" (2023), "If Any" (2021), "Awake" (2021), "Specks and Flashes" (2020), "Elegy for Unfinished Lives" (2020), "an entombing(dis)entombing" (2020), "Declarations" (2019), and "Gods Die Too" (2018). Previous short dance films include "Do Not Forget the Lost" (2019), "Summer Friend: A Ballet Film" (2016), "Resting Places: A Ballet Film" (2015), and "Janet: A Silent Ballet Film" (2014). He also is the writer, producer, and co-director of the feature-length fictional essay film "Abstractly You Loved Me" (2013), and is one of the co-producers of, and conducted many of the interviews for, the feature-length documentary "Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story" (DVD 2019). In 2012, Stone wrote and produced the spoken-word ballet "A Life Unhappening," which is about the impact of one woman's Alzheimer's disease on three generations of her family. In 2010, he wrote, directed, and produced the DVD novel "Cache Girl Saves the World: A Novel in Visions." He is also the author of three conventional print novels: "Xamon Song" (2006), "Kingston Fugue" (2007), and "The New Harmonies" (2009).