Folklore Movies

Folk carols from Wallachia played by Beskydy music... In 1992, to make the Christmas atmosphere more pleasant, Ostrava's creators prepared a musical...

Karel Plicka was also cinematographer of this short movie. Editor in charge was Alexander Hackenschmied. There is an extraordinary emotional charge,...

An independent investigative journalist is on a mission to solve a string of strange deaths occurring in the forests of Western Newfoundland. What...

An anthropological research on the survival of the supernatural in traditional culture. Shot in different locations in southern Italy, the...

Documentary about the ancient rites still practiced in rural Latvia.

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.

The Matica slovenská (a mostly government-sponsored cultural, academic, and archival institution) employed Karol Plicka (1894-1987) as its...

"If it Won’t Hold Water, it Surely Won’t Hold a Goat" is an intimate meditation on the subversive nature of goats and their effect on the...

A movie by Jon Jost, who is the maestro of the American experimental movie world. The film tells us the strange incidents that happen in the ruined...

A woman dreams every night that she wanders around the city screaming for her dead children and realizes that the old house where she lives is...

Since ancient times, the Green Man has been one of the most mysterious and menacing of mythical characters. He also has a familiar...

Three starving fishermen encounter something unexpected on a remote island in the 1890's. A visual mystery story with horror elements.

Ten-year-old Janek has a vivid imagination. He constantly makes things up and imagines himself as a superhero. When the demonic Utopiec replaces his...

An academic and a private detective investigate mysteries with supernatural roots in the dark side of Mexican folklore.

A group of friends embark on an adventurous hike after a J’ouvert event, but their disregard for the forest awakens something ancient they...

When a city girl visits her grandmother's ranch, a bedtime story about a brave charra transports her to a world of magical ribbons, fantastical...