Folklore Movies

An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.

Two farm boys, Isagani and Tomas, accidentally start a catastrophic rumor mill that an old farmer, Nong Anil, is a witch, as they always catch the...

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...

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...

A young woman desperately tries to conceal her identity and lives a normal life in her community, but is compelled by a curse that brings her into...

In a room with two doors, one wooden and the other glass, Rosa realises that roses die when she touches them and confronts Grandma Rosa.

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...

Yowies in Plain Sight is a revealing documentary that delves into Australia’s most mysterious cryptid. Through personal encounters, Indigenous...

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

A documentary filmed in the mountainous region of Agrafa, Eurytania, in Greece.

A poor stonecutter seeks the lifestyles of those higher in the social hierarchy.

During a winter storm, a man staggers home after a long night of drinking. Some time later, there is a ruckus that echoes through-out the house. The...

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

Obinagụ is not human. They are a spirit who walks among us, taking the form of a worker each day, only to return each evening to the forest...