Short film
The Greatest Poem
What does it truly mean to be American? We brought together a team of world-class artists to answer that question, resulting in a tapestry of styles and interpretations from people with a multitude of experiences from all over the U.S. and beyond.
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accolades & Press
The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem
- DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2022
- London International Animation Festival
- Mixed Asian Media Festival 2022
- Viet Film Fest 2022
Development
The most exquisite corpse
Director
Elyse Kelly
Writer
Philippa Hughes
Commissioned by
Arena Stage
Sequence directors
Rohan McDonald
Nazlı Cem
Zoë Soriano
Eric Larson
Catalina Matamoros
Cynthia Chu
Yoon Su Lee
Nijah Brown
Sofia Diaz
Mithra Krishna
AppleButter Animated
Matea Losenegger
Angela Hsieh
Ana Mouyis
Sara Spink
Selina Donahue
Dena Springer
Dorca Musseb
Additional design
Darren Enterline
Narrator
Raechel Wong
Music & Sound design
Cathead Noise & Lunar Year