"I'm a poet." "You're unemployed." LuxBox has revealed a festival promo trailer for the indie film titled Un Poeta, or A Poet in English, a Colombian film from filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto as his second feature. It's premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival this month playing in the Un Certain Regards section - and I've been hearing good things already from my colleagues. This looks very funny. An aging poet named Oscar finds purpose mentoring Yurlady, a talented teen, though exposing her to the poetry scene might be unwise. His own poetic pursuits led nowhere, leaving him a stereotypical obscure writer. "Aging and erratic, he has succumbed to the cliché of the poet in the shadows." But that changes when he meets her. Starring Ubeimar Rios as Oscar, Rebeca Andrade as Yurlady, and Guillermo Cardona as Efrain. I can also say I'm a huge fan of the poet film Paterson, starring Adam Driver as quiet, unknown poet in a small town - it also premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. Even though these two films have some similarities, this one looks unique and funky in its own clever ways. I really want to watch it! Keep an eye out for it this year. // Continue Reading ›