COWBOY POETS

By Mike DAY

CINEPHIL - as SALES

Completed 2023

The seemingly unlikely combination of cowboys and poetry come together during the American National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. This documentary-Western offers an intimate look at the lives of these modern-day cowboys.

Festivals
& Awards

Camden International Film Festival 2022
Zurich FF 2022
Big Sky 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Director(s)
    • Mike DAY
    • Producer(s)
    • Sue TURLEY (XRM)
    • Synopsis
    • The seemingly unlikely combination of cowboys and poetry come together during the American National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, happening since 1985. Through the written word, cowboys of the American West contend with their unique way-of-life. In the last years, they have been wrangling with their identity, environmental threats, and change. This documentary-Western offers an intimate look at the lives of these modern-day cowboys.