Rattapallax DVD (issue 15) is a fusion between contemporary writing and film. Featured on the DVD magazine are works by Antonello Faretta, Guilherme Marcondes, Taatske Pieterson, Julian Gray, Kylie Hibbert, Avi Dabach, Abbas Saffari, Caecilia Tripp, Eugene Ostashevsky, Ima Aikio & Jason Lam. Special features on Billy Collins, John Giorno Yehuda Amichai, and the death of William Burroughs; award winning animated short films based on poems by William Blake and Sylvia Plath; and a hip-hop rendition of Gertrude Stein's poems by Jean Grae and DJ Spooky. Showcase of the winners from the Zebra Poetry Film Festival in Berlin. Buy for ONLY $6!

"Visceral, multimedia hit" -- TimeOut, NY
"Innovative" -- Library Journal
"Stunning work" -- Philadelphia City Page
Four Stars -- Folha de Sao Paulo

ISBN-13: 978-1-892494-77-1 / ISBN-10: 1-892494-77-9
Release date: Jan 2008.

DVD shown at the Zebra Film Awards, Berlin.
The DVD is sold at St. Mark's Bookshop, 31 Third Ave., NYC (near Astor Place).

The Making of Americans. A hip-hop rendition of Gertrude Stein's poems by DJ Spooky, Jean Grae and filmmaker Caecilia Tripp.

Infinite Recursor or the Bride of DJ Spinoza. Eugene Ostashevsky's alter-ego is brought to life in this illustrated graphic poem.

Tyger. William Blakes' poem turns the city of Sao Paulo into a zoo. Directed and animated by Guilherme Marcondes. Won prizes at the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janieiro Film Festivals. (cc)

One Person/Lucy. Taatske Pieterson uses one character to symbolize the death of many people. Won the best experimental prize at the Zebra Poertry Film Festival. (cc)

Young David. Avi Dabach places Yehuda Amichai's poem in center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (cc)

Tomorrow. Abbas Saffari's interpretation of an Iranian poem displacing time and location. (cc)

Endangered but Not Dying Out. A short documentary on a young hip-hop and spoken-word artist working in the Sami language.

Unfed. Jason Lam's brilliantly mixes dance, poetry, and film. Text by Gareth Sion Jenkins. Shown at Berlin International Film Festival.

Mirror Talk. Kylie Hibbert animates Sylvia Plath's classic poem. (cc)

Poet BILLY COLLINS & Filmmaker JULIAN GRAY

Three animated poems by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins: Forgetfulness, Budapest and Some Days. All closed captioned. Shown on Sundance Channel.

This DVD is supported by public funds from NYSCA, and the NEA. Closed captioning support provided by the Theater Development Fund (tdf). Special thanks to the Zebra Poetry Film Awards and literaturWERKstatt in Berlin.

Poet JOHN GIORNO & Filmmaker ANTONELLO FARETTA

The Death of William Burroughs. John Giorno's story of the Zen-Buddhist death of the great Beat writer.

Just Say NO to Family Values. John Giorno's poetic attack on conservative politics. (cc)