An incendiary mix of documentary, poetry, storytelling, drama, and performance, Every Child is Born A Poet explores the life and work of Piri Thomas (b. 1928) the Afro-Cuban-Puerto Rican author of the classic autobiographical novel Down These Mean Streets (1967). The film traces Thomas' path from childhood to manhood in New York City's Spanish Harlem, El Barrio, from the 1930s through the 1960s; his parents' immigrant experience, home life during...

Reveals some of the ways a story can be told with music, including music videos and dance. Features the book Abiyoyo which tells the tale about a boy and his father who come up with a plan to save the townspeople from the giant of the same name. Reviews other books with related themes.

During the spread of The Black Death in thirteenth century Italy, ten young people flee to the countryside and spend their time there telling each other stories.

A young Pi Patel, overcoming a cataclysmic shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the last survivor, a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.