Tancem ke kořenům

And So Lives Belarus

Velikonoce na Slovácku

The millennia-old myth and tradition of St. Lucy's fire told through the eyes of teenagers on the shores of the Ionian Sea.

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

Sviatočné chvíle rodov Hontu a Novohradu

Folk architecture, costumes, work, customs and traditions, dances, and other expressions of traditional life in Slovak villages.

Hallstätter Ballade refers to a celebrated 1961 Austrian documentary short film directed by István Szőts. The film is best known for poetically capturing the unique, centuries-old Alpine tradition of skull painting (Totenkult) in the village of Hallstatt.

A highlight of Baltic culture, the festival dedicated to Latvian song and dance celebrates its 150th anniversary in Riga.

Horňácká svatba

An anthropological research on the survival of the supernatural in traditional culture. Shot in different locations in southern Italy, the documentary focuses on the link between the cult of the Madonna and ancient rites related to female fertility.

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

Documentary about the ethnographic festivities in Strážnice in the summer of 1949.

Valašské tance

Hody v Hrubé Vrbce

An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.

Ghost Island follows a team of paranormal investigators to a desolate island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Amid eerie ruins and whispered legends, they uncover not just ghostly encounters, but the human stories behind the island’s folklore—a haunting journey where history and the supernatural meet.

Karol Plicka was an important musician and composer. He recorded folk songs immediately after hearing them in musical notation to preserve them for future generations. Similarly, he records and interprets traditions associated with dance, folk song and local stories that vary from region to region in his film The Eternal Song. The short documentary presents merry-making in Slovak and Czech regions that are changing with the coming modernization and transformation of musical records.

Echando Raíces

"Scottish Myths & Legends" explores the magic, mystery and sprinkling of mayhem that covers the dramatic landscape of Scotland. From the ancient tales of the Loch Ness Monster to the stories of shape shifting Kelpies, we go on a fascinating journey of discovery to uncover the stories behind the myths and the magnificent Scottish landscape that has inspired these truly legendary legends.

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