Folklore Movies

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...

A magically abstract triportrait of Estonian kannel master Eduard Uibo, dancer Elonna Spriit and folk dance pedagogue Kai Leete.

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 big day in the Scottish Borders is captured with astonishing clarity in this remarkable film commissioned by the local cinema.

Deep within the enigmatic Forest of Eels, curious creatures answer a mysterious summons to join in what they believe will be a joyous celebration and...

The film highlights the beauty of craft, whilst re-contextualising traditional folk narratives to show the strength and power of the often forgotten...

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

Dark powers roam free, a woman dreams of a poppy field and her funeral.

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

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

An audiovisual poem. Cryptic whispers speak of a mysterious being, known only to forgotten folklore, that has travelled across distant lands to haunt...

When two exiled siblings find themselves in an abandoned castle, they look for food, but something lies hidden below, watching...

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

Eli awakens in the forest to find himself in the company of two mysterious men who plan to kill a creature of folklore.