Where the Past Comes to Life
Films Talks & Film Screenings
As part of our mission to further engage audiences, we offer film talks and film screenings at various clubs, libraries, lifelong learning centers, conferences, festivals, and other events. Our audiences range from students to seniors. If you would like to schedule a film talk or film screening, either virtual or in person, please contact us at [email protected].
- We were honored to be part of the 2025 Edgar Allan Poe birthday celebration! The event organizers have been holding a Poe birthday celebration every year since 1981! Jeff Jerome, former curator of the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, interviewed the filmmaker. You can check out the interview here. They screened our film in its entirety during the celebration.
- We gave a film talk on Edgar Allan Poe to the people at Parker Life in Highland Park, New Jersey.
- We gave a Poe film talk at a very active lifetime learning center in New York.
- We had a film screening as part of the Utopia Film Festival in Greenbelt, Maryland.
- We held a film screening in Berlin, Germany.
Educational Materials
To assist educators in the classroom, we provide discussion guides and engagement activities, to help students better connect with the material. d
View our Discussion Guide on Walt Whitman that organizes 27 thought-provoking questions by theme.
View our Engagement Activities that make Whitman’s poetry and writing come alive for students.