Folklore Movies
- 1930
Over Mountains, Over Valleys
Over Mountains, Over Valleys5.11930HD
The Matica slovenská (a mostly government-sponsored cultural, academic, and archival institution) employed Karol Plicka (1894-1987) as its...
- 1979
Shaping Bamboo
Shaping Bamboo01979HD
For the 'Are'are people of the Solomon Islands, the most valued music is that of the four types of panpipe ensembles. With the exception of slit...
- 2018
The Golem
The Golem5.82018HD
A re-imagining of the old mystical folklore that follows a woman and a tight-knit Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders. She conjures...
- 2003
Soul
Soul6.22003HD
A group of friends, Manao, Fah, Dao and Krit, enter into the ancient Thai style home inherited by Dech, the purpose is to rebuild the home with the...
- 1993
Mermaid's Scar
Mermaid's Scar6.11993HD
According to an ancient Japanese legend, mermaid flesh may grant immortality if eaten. However, there is a much greater chance that consumption will...
- 1975
Z chlapčeka vojak
Z chlapčeka vojak01975HD
- 2017
Man in Red Bandana
Man in Red Bandana8.52017HD
"Man in Red Bandana" is about Welles Remy Crowther, an extraordinary 9/11 hero. However, how his heroics became known is even more remarkable. Eight...
- 1929
Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia
Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia61929HD
Karel Plicka was also cinematographer of this short movie. Editor in charge was Alexander Hackenschmied. There is an extraordinary emotional charge,...
- 1970
Okay, Mr. Ray!
Okay, Mr. Ray!101970HD
No one could spin a yarn to make a sale like Ray Lum. Twenty years after their initial meeting, Bill Ferris returned home to Mississippi in the early...
- 2024
The Harvest Queen
The Harvest Queen02024HD
Following her recent coronation as Demeter’s Harvest Festival Queen, Lilith Hammond has been reported missing. Calliope, concerned for her...
- 1970
Na počiatku bola pieseň
Na počiatku bola pieseň01970HD
Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography.
- 1994
Le Franc
Le Franc6.21994HD
A penniless, fast-thinking musician buys a lottery ticket which he glues to his back door, in hopes of eventually retrieving his instrument from his...
- 1977
Christmas Wafer
Christmas Wafer81977HD
Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.
- 2023
Then I Was Lost
Then I Was Lost102023HD
A feature-length road trip drama, set on the iconic London canals. We are narrated an unlikely story mixing reality with hints of British folklore....
- 2004
Dark Tales of Japan
Dark Tales of Japan5.3612004HD
Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a...
- 1969
Jirtdan
Jirtdan01969HD
Produced at the start of the golden age of Azerbaijani animation, Akhundov and Efendiyev’s Jirtdan (meaning “small” or...
- 1998
Tale of the Tides
Tale of the Tides01998HD
In Africa there is a fable that explains the creation of the tides. When a hyaena challenged a mudskipper to a drinking contest to decide who should...
- 2025
Fabula
Fabula02025HD
Small-town criminal Jos (55) has, to his great frustration, been completely sidelined. His daughter disrespects him, his wife doesn't trust him, and...
- 2024
Nie Xiaoqian
Nie Xiaoqian82024HD
Nie Xiaoqian was betrayed and died with hatred. She turned into a ghost after death and was imprisoned in Lanruo Temple. Ning Sheng went to Capital...
- 2019
The Seer and the Unseen
The Seer and the Unseen7.72019HD
A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a...