Cultural Heritage Movies

A documentary exploring the importance of film preservation through the work of the IFI Irish Film Archive

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombings in 1945— followed by a spectacular...

A young Korean American woman yearns to learn more about her heritage, not knowing the further she digs, the more she reawakens a deadly family curse.

At the crossroads of musical documentary, art film and poetic essay, the film Héritières delves into the world of the musical project...

The story of Nisar Ahmed Khan, told through his children and the people he served, a spiritual guide whose followers still visit his tomb on his...

When a charming NRI girl falls in love with a wealthy businessman, she unwittingly sparks conflict within his large joint family. How will her lover...

In the Faroe Islands, hundreds of pilot whales are slaughtered each year in a hunt known as the “Grind.” This gruesome tradition has...

In the Sardinian town of Tonara, where the ancient art of crafting cowbells teeters on the edge of extinction, a family battles to preserve their...

Half-timbered houses, storks, wine, sauerkraut, traditional headdresses, the Alsatian accent: these images and clichés of Alsace occupy the...

Irpinia follows the journey of young West Indian dreamer Dudley as he makes his way to England in the 1960s. At 24 years old, Dudley boarded a ship...

The two-part documentary Pop & Passion tells of power and magic, but also of the pressure and excess that prevails in the pop business.

The story of 95-year-old Aboriginal elder Laurie Baymarrwangga and her work to maintain the language and cultural traditions of the Yan-nhangu people...

When Dr. Nasser Abufarha, a Palestinian American entrepreneur, returns to the occupied West Bank and finds the olive harvest in crisis, he leads a...

The narrow streets of the old city of Fez wind around walled houses, crumbling palaces and quiet courtyards. Rajae, a schoolteacher, reminisces about...

Through the unrelenting winter in the north of Japan, a small group of workers must brave unusual working conditions to bring to life a...

Valentin lives with his grandfather Cosmo, a man of fragile health but with a bright spirit and unshakable optimism. Over the course of an important...

The first of a documentary serie about rural France.

Pablo Pajarito, the last potter to practice the barro canelo technique, is navigating the grief of losing his father, who was also his teacher. As...

Celebrate the life and work of Donald McKayle, whose contributions as choreographer, dancer and teacher have enriched our nation's cultural heritage....

Over time, Queen Marie-Antoinette, who was the most hated woman of her time, experienced a spectacular return to favor. Today, historians and...