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Screening based on Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry slam competition in America.

Brave New Voices, the most prestigious poetry slam competition in America, chose Leeds Young Authors to represent the UK at their competition in Washington DC. Sheffield-based filmmakers Alex Ramseyer-Bache and Daniel Lucchesi followed the group as they prepared for a transformational journey of a lifetime. Mixing cinematically crafted lyrical sequences with raw, intimate documentary, We Are Poets challenges our understanding of youth by giving them the stage.

Dir Alex Ramseyer-Bache & Daniel Lucchesi, UK, 2012, 84 mins