Folklore Movies

Loosely inspired by folk tales, this film chronicles the mystical journey of a quartet of ageing animals fleeing their fates to find a place free...

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

Three aspiring filmmakers are hired to film a documentary about the legends of a local cemetery. While filming; BJ, Katlin, and Brandon begin to...

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

Bisera spends the day waiting for her sweetheart Ognyan the Zmei to arrive and ask for her hand in marriage.

A portrait of the Arab musicians Bahaa al Jomaa and Yazan Ibrahim.

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

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

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

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

In a room with two doors, one wooden and the other glass, Rosa realises that roses die when she touches them and confronts Grandma Rosa.

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

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

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

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