Folklore Movies

A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he...

From the book by the same name by Ninni Ravazza, "Diario di Tonnara" tells the story of the towns, villages, communities and adventures that dictate...

Four college students from Shandong University of Technology planned to make a documentary about the folk culture of ghosts and spirits. They went to...

A relationship gone awry evolves into a mysterious disappearance, which two teens must solve to find their missing friend.

In this highly theatrical TV production, Monteiro again draws on the world of folklore – and, more precisely, on the widespread sexual...

A young student sets out to investigate a long-forgotten crime in the quiet, small Portuguese town of Dornelas, Amares. But as night falls, his...

Three aspiring filmmakers are hired to film a documentary about the legends of a local cemetery. While filming; BJ, Katlin, and Brandon begin to...

Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography.

The members of the Ayrudzi troupe travel across various villages of Armenia on horseback and put on folk song and dance concerts and shadow theatre...

The visual style of the film is inspired by ancient tribal symbols, which constantly morph into each other. They represent life in a womb-like frame.

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...