Bandits of Mawddwy(1936)

Ayapaneco. El viento(en)

The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.

Kris The Cat(en)

The Queen's cat goes on an adventure in the countryside where he discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

The Darkling Fox(en)

After getting trapped in an isolated woodland, a hunter is tormented by his former prey.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(en)

The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, a.k.a Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop down in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett. Based on the hit Broadway musical.

Tír na nÓg(en)

a woman's spiritual journey in Ireland on All Hallow-Een

Kirikou and the Sorceress(fr)

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

Kishin Douji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan(ja)

In Kanoesaru village every 60 years mysterious murders happen. Every time seven 17 year old girls are killed. The villagers believe it is the work of a demon who once saved the village so they keep quiet about it. However the current head of the Ibuki family calls an exorcist to save her 2 daughters. What is the truth behind the murders in Kanoesaru village?

The Lady's Tale(th)

A record in moving images of a timeless dimension, the tragedy takes place in a dark void where the voiceless ones enact their drama in a theatre of infatuation, power and vengeance. The force of the roar reverberates as insanity erupts from total stillness, free of dialogue. An atmosphere of total darkness envelops every single particle and atom, external and internal, in dreams and in the heart. This film is adapted from the Thai folk tale of Gagee, a maiden so enchanting and fragrant as a flower, so irresistible that all who gaze upon her fall under her spell. They vie with each other to possess her, leading to war. This ancient legend has been reimagined and retold by new characters as a silent, surreal movie.

Ventanas(it)

Dreams into Drawing(ja)

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all richly expressed. One day he was sketching out a carp, just at that moment he slept and he became a carp in dream. A carp was enjoy to swimming, but a fisherman caught that carp...

Mutzmag(en)

Tom Davenport's realistic adaptation of an old Appalachian story. With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl outwits a witch and an ogre to save herself and her sisters. Part of the PBS series "From the Brothers Grimm." Winner Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Ages 10 and above.

A Story-A Story(en)

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

Paheli(hi)

Kishanlal marries the beautiful Lachchi, but the day after the wedding, he leaves on business for five years. When Kishanlal reappears only a few days later, Lachchi is delighted, but this new Kishanlal is in fact a spirit who has taken the form of Lachchi's husband, after having seen her by chance and fallen in love with her. Four years later, the real Kishanlal returns and the townsfolk must determine who is who.

The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll(no)

An exuberant story about Askeladden, the hero of Norwegian traditional fairy tales, outwitting the good-natured troll.

Suba sang Malogo(tl)

Oscar is a man whose sorrow echoes at the river. He laments the death of his wife by disproving an urban legend, and he is ready for whatever crosses his path --- even death.

Toe(en)

A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom wanting it back.

Morchang(hi)

Somewhere in the windy deserts of Rajasthan, a curious little boy from a family of nomadic musicians yearns to change his family’s fate through the magic and belief imbibed by his grandmothers folk tales.

Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary(en)

There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins. Against the background of the Irish countryside, the customary "rich but dumb" characters meet their match in the "poor but crafty" hero. The story introduces the student to our rich multicultural background through the exploration of folklore of one of the peoples that make up Canada's cultural mosaic.

Bramayugam(ml)

Thevan, a folk singer of the Paanan caste, has a fateful encounter when escaping slavery, leading to discover an ancient tradition altering his destiny.

Nu Wa Patches Up Sky(zh)

Short animated version of the Chinese folktale, Nüwa Mends the Heavens