In 1925 was discovered the original handwritten copy of Walt Whitman´s poem, “Once I Passed Through a Populous City”, in which he writes about an affair with a man. But Whitman did not dare to publish the original version of this poem during his lifetime. The film pays tribute to the autobiographical context, the profoundly quiet, yet powerful story of two lovers.

dir, script, production: Martin Gerigk

with: Ian W. Hill, David Finkelstein, Philipp Zdebel