Folklore Movies

The religious traditions of a town in the province of Caserta, Italy.

The story of Daedalus and Icarus

An animated retelling of a Pueblo tale, in which a mysterious boy seeks his father.

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

Leading Nepalese film scholar and Tokyo University of Information Sciences professor Ito Toshiaki serves as the first Japanese director and...

Two friends are sent deep into a forest by a strange man, while out there, they are launched into a game of survival as a Welsh folk tale sprouts to...

A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he...

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

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

8mm experimental film directed by Minoru Shinojima. Shot and edited by Kenji Onishi. For 40 years, Minoru Shinojima has been opposed to mining Mt....