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‘A Poet’ Is a Movie About Artistic Frustration. For Its Director, It’s Also About the Experience of Making Indie Features

2026-02-04 21:00
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‘A Poet’ Is a Movie About Artistic Frustration. For Its Director, It’s Also About the Experience of Making Indie Features

Simón Mesa Soto, who also teaches in his home country, directs the Cannes winner about a curmudgeonly, glory-less poet; it mirrors local filmmakers' own issues with trying to appease funders and appea...

Simón Mesa Soto, who also teaches in his home country, directs the Cannes winner about a curmudgeonly, glory-less poet; it mirrors local filmmakers' own issues with trying to appease funders and appeal to a very limited audience.