Author(s): Bill Direen

Poetry | Film | Music | Aotearoa

Inside these pages are poems about films.

100 Years of Darkness pays homage to a century of cinema and its music. The films are drawn from Japan, U.S.A., France, Germany, Russia/Ukraine, Vietnam, Sweden, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Lebanon and others. Since only a few of them have been released in all countries, the chosen films are itemised by means of a detailed index of sources at the close. This makes it easy for film and music lovers to find the directors and years of first appearance — to eventually see the films for themselves. The  book has been printed offset in the U.S.A., with a textured cover representing aspect ratios used worldwide between 1888 and the present. Some of the words from the book have formed the basis for the latest Bilders project 2024 (cassette/vinyl (forthcoming)).

Poems by Bill Direen
Based on movies by 68 Filmmakers
Design by Owen Slatraigh
Produced by Grapefruit