Multitudes
It’s difficult to overstate the impact that Walt Whitman has had on American poetry. This short explores eight segments of Whitman’s central poem, “Song of Myself,” featuring readings by three contemporary poets—Kaveh Akbar, Duriel E. Harris, and Yusef Komunyakaa—and innovative puppetry by Manual Cinema.
Created by Manual Cinema
Based on "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman
Directed by Julia Miller
Produced by
Credits
Produced by Poetry Foundation
Created by Manual Cinema
Based on the poem "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman
Directed by Julia Miller
Production
Edited by Julia Miller
Music and Sound Design by Ben Kauffman and Kyle Vegter
Director of Photography and Colorist Andrew Morgan for Little Cabin Films
Storyboard by Lizi Breit and Julia Miller
Paper Sets by Julia Miller
Puppets by Lizi Breit
Silhouette Puppets by Drew Dir
Digital Animation by Lizi Breit and Julia Miller
Performance
Narrated by Kaveh Akbar, Duriel E. Harris and Yusef Komunyakaa
Puppetry by Lizi Breit, Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller