Folklore Movies

Anna "Buksa" Scemelinska (1925 - 2011) was a Latvian folksinger. She learned her song repertoire and singing style from her parents and villagers....

When a folklore-obsessed Instagrammer livestreams her visit to a haunted wood, her viewers get a glimpse of the truth behind the legends.

Hidden deep in the remote Norwegian woods, a solitary woman lives in a small cabin, unaware that a mythical creature from her mother’s...

When the neglected and unloved brother Mavungu finally leaves home, he finds a tree blocking the river and frees the people imprisoned within the...

"Who plays me, hears my voices”, shows a recent moment in the life of Gaston Lafourcade, a classical pianist and harpsichordist who, at the age...

Documentary about the ancient rites still practiced in rural Latvia.

On October 25 1984, an afternoon for three girls takes a thrilling and rather mystical turn after following a peculiar boy into the surrounding...

An animated retelling of a Pueblo tale, in which a mysterious boy seeks his father.

This 3 minute short film follows the morning of a young woman and explores a surreal connection between dreams and reality and how childhood...

Martirio, the mourner, falls in love with Sagrario, the bullfighter, when she sees her fighting the only bull of their little town. In order to get...

Documentary about the concerts of the Russian Osipov ensemble of folk instruments in Czechoslovakia

Folk architecture, costumes, work, customs and traditions, dances, and other expressions of traditional life in Slovak villages.

Don Melcho peddles his political influence in his town and take advantage of his impoverished neighbors. An ambiguous character who may or may not...

The religious traditions of a town in the province of Caserta, Italy.

In the summer of 1961, a group of young Italian anthropologists made a clandestine journey through Spain, in order to record popular songs that...

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go...

Documentary short showing folk singing and step dancing traditions in a Suffolk pub.

When Rick's girlfriend is found brutally murdered, he and his friends must band together to solve the mystery. Strange circumstances lead them to a...