Children parade through the streets of Hinton St George in Somerset on the last Thursday of October. Children have hollowed out pumpkins or mangelwurzels, a type of animal fodder turnip to make lanterns following a tradition in this part of West Somerset that coincides with Halloween. Punky or Punkie Night is thought to date from the turn of the 20th century or perhaps medieval times chanting rhymes and following a Punkie King and Queen.
Folk architecture, costumes, work, customs and traditions, dances, and other expressions of traditional life in Slovak villages.
An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.
O Tardo
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.
Tance slovanských národů
Fašánek
Documentary about the concerts of the Russian Osipov ensemble of folk instruments in Czechoslovakia
Echando Raíces
Taneční zeměpis II. – Z Balkánu do Prahy
Taneční zeměpis III. – Mládež pěti kontinentů
Taneční zeměpis I. – Z Moskvy do Prahy
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.
Lidé pod sněhem
Documentary about the ethnographic festivities in Strážnice in the summer of 1949.
Valašské tance
Hody v Hrubé Vrbce
Horňácká svatba
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.