Z Karviné do Carnegie Hall(2023)

Trap Diary(it)

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 the daily lives of the tuna fishermen in Italy.

Hudba Svetozár Stračina(sk)

IDOMU Ⅲ(ja)

8mm experimental film directed by Minoru Shinojima. Shot and edited by Kenji Onishi. For 40 years, Minoru Shinojima has been opposed to mining Mt. Buko and is striving to protect the natural environment and cultural ground that inhabit the local area. Idomu’s will / last request. Spiritual journey with Mt.Buko folklore and mountain Gods (Kami-sama). An important message that the director saw after surviving a near-death experience and depression. ...Why don’t the flowers grow in the right places? Where have all the cute children gone?...

IDOMU II(ja)

8mm experimental film directed by Minoru Shinojima. Shot and edited by Kenji Onishi. For 40 years, Minoru Shinojima has been opposed to mining Mt. Buko and is striving to protect the natural environment and cultural ground that inhabit the local area. Idomu’s Testament - Sequel or IDOMU II. In Saitama prefecture Chichibu city there’s a mountain which was most loved by Tokugawa Ieyasu (founder of Tokugawa shogunate). It is Mount Buko, which rose 2 hundred million years ago when the pacific plate moved the underwater volcanoes around Hawaii. It is like the giant turtle shell where Myouken bodhisattva stood. A gentle mountain which heals people’s hearts and gives them the blessings of green and water.

The Fairy Faith(en)

Walker takes us on a personal journey into a world of myth and imagination that he learned from his grandmother. He travels from the Moors of Devon and the Highlands of Scotland to the brooding Celtic landscapes of Ireland and the intimate hills of Cape Breton, in his search of this potent “otherworld” of the imagination.

Hore Hronom jar ide(sk)

Pozdrav z Hrona(sk)

Recording of the 61st Folklore Festival Východná 2015 - Greetings from the Hron - the programme is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Horehron Days of singing and dancing, during which many generations of inhabitants of this region took turns on the stage in Heľpa.

Na počiatku bola pieseň(sk)

Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography.

Yowies in Plain Sight(en)

Yowies in Plain Sight is a revealing documentary that delves into Australia’s most mysterious cryptid. Through personal encounters, Indigenous folklore, and psychological exploration, the film examines humanity’s deep fascination with the unknown and what it reveals about our search for meaning.

Tale of the Tides(en)

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 own the shore, the god Mungu tilted the earth so the sea flowed inland, and neither could win.

Here's a Health to the Barley Mow(en)

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

O Mundo de Arlindo(pt)

The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life.

Terchovská muzika(sk)

Call of the JAB(en)

A powerful cultural documentary about a Caribbean father and son who return to Grenada to reclaim ancestral stories. Blending folklore, myth, and underwater visuals, the film preserves Black heritage and reframes the feared Jab Jab as a symbol of resistance and identity.

And So Lives Belarus(en)

The Seer and the Unseen(en)

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.

The Legend of Lapot(sh)

In a remote mountainous village elderly people no longer deemed productive are stoned to death.

Katsantoni`s Leap and Uncle Lampros(el)

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

Latvian Folklore(lv)

Documentary about the ancient rites still practiced in rural Latvia.

El milagro del cante(es)