Folklore Movies

Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a...

As so often, also here it's rather about allusion than description. This also applies to the persons represented. Flat silhouettes of people. Their...

On October 25 1984, an afternoon for three girls takes a thrilling and rather mystical turn after following a peculiar boy into the surrounding...

Parallel stories of two siblings. One follows a marine biologist searching for a mythical sea creature in Costa Rica, who perhaps has dark...

An epic action-fantasy drama rooted in the soul of Cagayan, Philippines. Hawil, a warrior consumed by guilt after killing his own brother, embarks...

1622: Following the death of a heavily pregnant noblewoman, the young outsider Badria is accused of witchcraft. Before a church tribunal, she fights...

A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.

In the summer of 1961, a group of young Italian anthropologists made a clandestine journey through Spain, in order to record popular songs that...

A Christian couple who, after experiencing a devastating miscarriage, purchase an abandoned farm with a dark past. Their love and faith are soon...

Aakasa Ramanna is a Telugu language film starring Kanta Rao and Rajashree in lead roles. The film was released in the year 1965 and has been directed...

A powerful cultural documentary about a Caribbean father and son who return to Grenada to reclaim ancestral stories. Blending folklore, myth, and...

A trip through the diversity of black and native Peruvian music. Character-driven film, one where the characters are integral to the nation itself....

A short film about traditional crafts and culture that can still be found in the Wallachian mountains today.

A group of warriors encounters mythical siren in the forest.

A woman on the fence about having kids is hunted in her home by a demonic horse-man from Filipino folklore.

A documentary film crew investigate a series of brutal killings known as the Black Water murders. As they dwelve deeper into the story, they stumble...

Mavka, a water nymph, loves Lukash, a country youth. Their brief happiness ends when Lukash is forced to marry the shrewish Kilina. The spirit of the...

Karol Plicka was an important musician and composer. He recorded folk songs immediately after hearing them in musical notation to preserve them for...

While filming a documentary series about Appalachian folklore and mythology, a crew of amateur filmmakers uncover the legend of a mysterious box...

Volklore is an experimental video essay that explores the transformation of Czech folklore in the digital age of social networks. In a hyper-stylised...