The whole thing is poetic …

… W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running | Literary Hub. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Director Don Owen’s filmmaking is sleek and stylistic, but the form never overtakes the subject. Runner is Kidd’s story, and he’s a great athletic subject: a young dreamer, driven to succeed. The camera often moves from his face to his feet, both guided by a mix of optimism and focus. He would go on to shatter 15 Canadian records, and a few American records as well, including one when he beat New Zealand’s Murray Halberg, the 1960 5,000 meter Olympic champion.