Folklore Movies

A devoted wife dies waiting for her husband's return but her love refuses to fade, turning into a haunting obsession that he cannot escape.

Aruz, who lost his son during migration, one day finds a strange creature with one eye on his head, brings him to the village and raises him as his...

A powerful cultural documentary about a Caribbean father and son who return to Grenada to reclaim ancestral stories. Blending folklore, myth, and...

A fragmented collection of legends born from the rubble of the catastrophic Friuli Earthquake of May 6, 1976.

A group of friends embark on an adventurous hike after a J’ouvert event, but their disregard for the forest awakens something ancient they...

Ten-year-old Janek has a vivid imagination. He constantly makes things up and imagines himself as a superhero. When the demonic Utopiec replaces his...

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

14 years later, Ranjan is back in his ancestral village for his estranged father’s final rites. But his homecoming aligns with Anthiyutsavam ,a...

It is based on Perumthachan of the Parayi Petta Panthirukulam, a legend in the Kerala folklore. The problems caused by the generation gap are...

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

As so often, also here it's rather about allusion than description. This also applies to the persons represented. Flat silhouettes of people. Their...

In 1863, a group of snow-bound travelers invokes the devil, who gives them a flying canoe for them to go home. When one of them finds his wife about...

Living in forests untouched by man, these gracious and mysterious fairies use their magical powers to send blessings upon Earth. Do not take their...

A lonely fisherman drifts into haunted waters in search of food and finds much more than he bargained for. Based on an Inuit folktale.

A Christian couple who, after experiencing a devastating miscarriage, purchase an abandoned farm with a dark past. Their love and faith are soon...

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

When a folklore-obsessed Instagrammer livestreams her visit to a haunted wood, her viewers get a glimpse of the truth behind the legends.

A young man calls his friend, goes to war, returns wounded and reunites with his friend.