Movies: Folk

A meditation which is equal parts hungarian folklore, and classic gangster film. Wherein the youngest son is on the run, after stealing the boss' magic suitcase and the love of her dame. But nothing is as it seems, since the gang-boss is also the wri...

A Venezuelan refugee woman living in Colombia struggles through her decision to leave home with the help of some of the region's folk characters....

Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a new generation of the country's youth. High above the clouds in a village in Mao County in Sichuan P...

‘Get Better – A Film About Frank Turner’ was directed by friend Ben Morse, and follows Frank Turner and his band The Sleeping Souls for a year on the road, but the band swiftly came off the road – and Frank came off the rails before recovery....

Polo is pressured by his father to work and help with the household expenses. Faced with the lack of support in a town devoid of opportunities, Polo and his friends join forces to commit a robbery during Holy Week, while the traditonal burning of the...

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A Latin American horror anthology where filmmakers from conjure shadows rooted in their land, their ghosts, and their history....

A reverberating blur of bodies and fire conjures forth representation of the potent and intoxicating Southern English folk custom of the flaming tar barrel dash....

When a silver statue wakes up from his long nap, he starts to embark on a series of adventures…...

A profile of the Hippest band of the 60's and 70's as they prepare for a reunion gig....

Florida, Man is a "mostly real" faux documentary exploring filmmaker Evan Jordan's haunted past and future possibilities - shot on location in his hometown and featuring a roster of extended family, friends, and other colorful characters from the Ame...

A lonely folk singer ponders over her relationship with an uncaring audience. She turns the tables, looking into their lives for a change....

The highlights of the 20th Anniversary Concert celebrating the partnership between Wales' best -known political folk singer and the first international ambassadors of Welsh folk music, held at Machynlleth, Wales in October 2002....

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A ranger exacts bloody vengeance against the gang that killed their partner....

When a young country boy becomes of age, he must face his family's rite of passage....

In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit....

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A powerful account of the Kolbari covert goods traden between the Kurdish cities and towns of Iran and borders of Iraq. The film follows Hamid and Yasser over six years as they contend with the life threatening conditions they and their families hav...