An animated horror short about a Nigerian-American teenager returning to Nigeria after the death of her grandfather.
A young Ojibwe photographer stubbornly takes on the responsibility of keeping a sacred fire alive for four consecutive days and nights in mourning of his father. His father's spirit tries to reach him from the other side.
In the Tigullio region near Gênes this shortdocumentary shows the funeral of a local fisherman.
Meeting after many years, a makeup artist and her grandmother revisit tensions from an old family feud that still hangs heavy between them.
The funeral of assassinated Yugoslavian king.
Rozloučení s Klementem Gottwaldem
Forest of Bliss is an unsparing yet redemptive account of the inevitable griefs, religious passions and frequent happinesses that punctuate daily life in Benares, India's most holy city. The film unfolds from one sunrise to the next without commentary, subtitles or dialogue. It is an attempt to give the viewer a wholly authentic, though greatly magnified and concentrated, sense of participation in the experiences examined by the film.
A musical portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo in 1977: second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Blank's special masterworks. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
After his Tokyo farewell ceremony, Yamamoto's ashes were sent to Kyoto on March 9. Many friends and citizens gathered at his home in Uji. On the 15th a worker-farmer funeral was held at the Sanjo YMCA. Prokino's Kyoto Branch shot these five days of activities. The long line of cars is filled with taxis, whose drivers deeply admired Yamamoto. The Watanabe in the title refers to the head of the Communist Party of Japan. Watanabe was returning to Japan from Taiwan when he was stopped by authorities. He committed suicide in their custody. Yamamoto and Watanabe were mourned together.
After a mysterious stranger shows up at Gray's doorstep holding the corpse of a dead bird, an impromptu funeral changes the way Gray views herself and her lesbian identity.
A man is struggling to keep his beloved bull from being used as sacrifice for his dead wife's funeral rites.
Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.
THE LANGUAGE YOU CRY IN tells an amazing scholarly detective story that searches for -and finds- meaningful links between African Americans and their ancestral past. It bridges hundreds of years and thousands of miles from the Gullah people of present-day Georgia back to 18th century Sierra Leone.
Olaf Tuftes begravelse
In the comical horror series, Hottieween, rapper Megan Thee Stallion taps into her love of horror and pays homage to the great Black heroines of yesteryear.
A ghost story entertainment program from the University of Occult Entertainment, featuring four popular ghost storytellers who hold ghost storytelling sessions in the Sea of Trees.
Amofinado
Traveling home from a business trip, Rick stops in Joshua Tree to clear his head, but a blown out tire leaves him stranded and yet that's not even the worst part of his day.
The gang of zombie Indians returns from the dead to take revenge and claim what is theirs.