
Birth of a Poet
2020, English. Directed by Pedro Gómez Millán & Zachary Kerschberg & James Franco.
Birth of a Poet is a dramatic short film that captures the moment Stephen Dobyns transitions from a disillusioned journalist to an emerging poet. It is adapted from autobiographical poems.
- Runtime
- 0h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 15 February 2020
- Written by
- James Franco, Pedro Gómez Millán, Zachary Kerschberg
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Birth of a Poet isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 February 2020. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Birth of a Poet, try The Girl in the Book, Most, All Day and a Night.
Who directed Birth of a Poet?
Birth of a Poet (2020) was directed by Pedro Gómez Millán and Zachary Kerschberg and James Franco and stars Logan Marshall-Green, Chloë Sevigny.