Dracula: The Vampire and the Voivode

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

"Man in Red Bandana" is about Welles Remy Crowther, an extraordinary 9/11 hero. However, how his heroics became known is even more remarkable. Eight months after the disaster, his parents learned about how their son spent his last hour due to an ordinary object ... a red bandana. This revelation dramatically shifts their perspective on their loss. After hearing his remarkable story and how it unfolds, viewers will see how the actions of one man have touched 1,000s. This inspirational segment of the film depicts the unique, diverse and folklore ways that Welles is honored throughout the United States including in art, sports and song. Even President Barack Obama pays homage to this young man in the film. Our uplifting ending culminates in the revelation of a secret about Welles that can only be described as "perfect".

Estráda

Výtvarné umenie ľudu

Krása nevídaná

Šibi-ryby, mastné ryby

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

A live-event TV special exploring the reality and legend surrounding the story of Dracula. Ancient European castles associated with vampire legends are visited; vampire experts are interviewed; and people claiming to be vampires are featured.

Every year in June, the small Bulgarian village of Balgari celebrates St Constantine with a special ritual. Initiated ‘nestinari’ go into a music-induced trance and dance on bonfires in a display of religious passion.

Taneční zeměpis I. – Z Moskvy do Prahy

Taneční zeměpis II. – Z Balkánu do Prahy

Taneční zeměpis III. – Mládež pěti kontinentů

The folkloric group "Nzale," founded in 1979 in Bangui, practices a traditional dance called "M'baka M'Bokou," which means "strength" and is a symbol of victory. It is a battle dance: each dancer wears the skin of the animal he wishes to incarnate. One dancer stands in the middle of a circle and fights the other dancers who come to confront him one after another.

Document about folk ceramic products from Moravian Slovácko and Wallachia.

Fašánek

Documentary about the concerts of the Russian Osipov ensemble of folk instruments in Czechoslovakia

Tance slovanských národů

Terchovská muzika

The dance house movement, which (illegally) brought folk music from the minority Hungarian Gypsies and peasants of Transylvania - now part of Romania - to Budapest, and its effect on views of the value of traditional culture.

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