Poetry on film.
Braschi reads The Waste Land
Directed by Williams Cole, Giannina Braschi reads the scene “Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante” from The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot in this short-short film that was commissioned by The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation (a literary nonprofit bringing you great poetry from across places, eras, and traditions) and produced by the Academy of American Poets in 2024.
Braschi reads from Imperio de los Sueños
Directed by Williams Cole, Giannina Braschi reads Yo he sido adivina /I have been a fortune-teller from Imperio de los Sueños /Empire of Dreams. Commissioned by The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation and produced by the Academy of American Poets in 2024.
Putinas of Putin from Putinoika
Enjoy these videos of poetry readings by Giannina Braschi, author of the new tragicomedy PUTINOIKA. Braschi reads a scene from the Bacchae in PUTINOIKA, entitled “Putinas of Putin”. Putinoika is multi-genre epic exploring the frenzy and plague in the era of Putin and Trump. The event took place in September 2023 as part of the program “Daughters of Latin America: An Anthology Reading” at the Christopher Lightfoot Walker Reading Series at The 92nd Street Y. Hosted by Rosie Perez at the Unterberg Poetry Center.
Putinoika Launch
The contemporary design collective Roi du Lac transformed the boutique Above Chinatown in NYC into a pop-up installation, unveiling their Putinoika Collection featuring blouses, scarves, and trays based on Giannina Braschi’s new book PUTINOIKA. There was a live performance by choreographer Shoko Tamai, founder of Ninja Ballet.
Reading from United States of Banana
Giannina Braschi reads an excerpt from United States of Banana about the September 11th terrorist attacks. Filmed by Berlin-based photographer Michael Somoroff.
Poetry on film from the section “Ground Zero” of United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi at the Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
Interviews with Giannina Braschi
Jorge Neri of Cambio16 in Madrid interviews Giannina Braschi in Spanish.
“Giannina Braschi lanza United States of Banana – NTN24”. Spanish language television interview by Alfonso Diaz for Latin America broadcast. (Includes poetry readings on film.)