Folklore Movies

This retro documentary, based on the book by world-renowned paranormal expert and author Gaynor Baldwin, explores the haunted history of the Isle of...

When the neglected and unloved brother Mavungu finally leaves home, he finds a tree blocking the river and frees the people imprisoned within the...

An animated retelling of a Pueblo tale, in which a mysterious boy seeks his father.

Yowies in Plain Sight is a revealing documentary that delves into Australia’s most mysterious cryptid. Through personal encounters, Indigenous...

There is a local tale in Burma about the Lady in Yellow, the bringer of death. She is well known by the name 'Ma Phei Wah'. The story unfolds after a...

A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he...

Martin Slivka's documentary film about Karol Plicka (1894-1987), the founder of Slovak cinematography.

Four college students from Shandong University of Technology planned to make a documentary about the folk culture of ghosts and spirits. They went to...

Hidden deep in the remote Norwegian woods, a solitary woman lives in a small cabin, unaware that a mythical creature from her mother’s...

Fear and superstition take hold of a young family during a time of great hunger in 1879 Ireland.

A documentary filmed in the mountainous region of Agrafa, Eurytania, in Greece.

An audiovisual poem. Cryptic whispers speak of a mysterious being, known only to forgotten folklore, that has travelled across distant lands to haunt...

The film highlights the beauty of craft, whilst re-contextualising traditional folk narratives to show the strength and power of the often forgotten...

Bisera spends the day waiting for her sweetheart Ognyan the Zmei to arrive and ask for her hand in marriage.