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The Robber Bridegroom

June 1980 •English

In a small Southern town, a plantation owner is duped into thinking a thief is a kind stranger. To repay the stranger for stopping a robbery, the plantation owner invites him to his home to meet his daughter.

Rok na dedine

May 1968 •Slovak

Christmas Wafer

December 1977 •Slovak

Lovely overview of traditional Slovak Christmas.

Dark Tales of Japan

September 2004 •Japanese

Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors, which are told by a mysterious old lady in kimono on a late-night bus traveling on a long isolated mountain road.

Balada o Vojtovej Marine

January 1964 •Slovak

Na počiatku bola pieseň

January 1970 •Slovak

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

Ťažká muzika z Terchovej

July 2021 •Slovak

The Fairy Faith

February 2000 •English

Walker takes us on a personal journey into a world of myth and imagination that he learned from his grandmother. He travels from the Moors of Devon and the Highlands of Scotland to the brooding Celtic landscapes of Ireland and the intimate hills of Cape Breton, in his search of this potent “otherworld” of the imagination.

Here's a Health to the Barley Mow

December 1952 •English

Documentary short showing folk singing and step dancing traditions in a Suffolk pub.

Gústi the Strong vs The Merman

March 2024 •Icelandic

Fishing, friendship, and wrestling with your new favorite superhero.

The Magic Tree

January 1970 •English

When the neglected and unloved brother Mavungu finally leaves home, he finds a tree blocking the river and frees the people imprisoned within the tree. Based on a folk tale from the Congo.

Anansi the Spider

January 1969 •English

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 should reward.

Sunday Girls

May 2025 •English

On October 25 1984, an afternoon for three girls takes a thrilling and rather mystical turn after following a peculiar boy into the surrounding forest of their college town.

The Lion's Roar

June 1959 •

Chan Kwai-sheung visits the brothel with So Tung-bo while his wife, Lau Yuk-ngo, is sleeping. As this is the first time Sheung did this, Ngo wants him to suffer and so makes him wear a lamp on his head. During the Lantern Festival, the Emperor has fun with his officials. After a few drinks, Bo says that Ngo has lost the virtues of a woman. Ngo immediately appeals to the Emperor. All the women there, including the Empress, say that Bo should be punished. Bo is unhappy and invites his cousin, Kam Cho, seduce Sheung to make Ngo unhappy. Sheung, a philanderer, schemes to take Cho as his concubine. Ngo finds out and beats him. Bo urges Sheung to divorce Ngo. Ngo is furious and lodges a complaint with the imperial court. The Emperor allows Sheung to have a concubine. Ngo pleads that she would rather drink poison than let Sheung take a concubine. Feeling remorseful, Sheung drinks the poison after his wife. Fortunately, the queen has switched the poison with vinegar. The couple reconciles.

Ritual

February 2025 •Russian

A group of warriors encounters mythical siren in the forest.

The Harvest Queen

April 2024 •English

Following her recent coronation as Demeter’s Harvest Festival Queen, Lilith Hammond has been reported missing. Calliope, concerned for her friend, and Finn, wary of the town’s unexplained past, delve into the nearby woods. In the face of winding woods, odd discoveries, and the setting sun, the duo must work hard to find Lilly before the harvest claims its Queen.

Severamente

Invalid date •English

A teenage actress makes a fateful deal in an attempt to grab Broadway stardom, and everything begins to fall apart.

Black Lake: Director's Cut

March 2023 •English

Whilst house-sitting in a secluded home in Scotland, Aarya, an expressionist painter, is gifted a red scarf sent by her aunt from Pakistan, and becomes haunted by a Churail; a demonic and malevolent South-Asian Witch.

L'Hôte

June 2025 •French

A lumberjack in search of wood ventures deep into the forest until he discovers an abandoned community of lumberjacks. Inside one of the houses, he sees a meal set for one person. Not seeing anyone around, he decides to take advantage of the meal. Later, a young woman arrives at the home.

Okay, Mr. Ray!

Invalid date •English

No one could spin a yarn to make a sale like Ray Lum. Twenty years after their initial meeting, Bill Ferris returned home to Mississippi in the early ‘70s with a camera. The result reveals a look back at the colorful rhythms of Ray’s life—at home, at the auction, joking with strangers outside country stores— and provides a glimpse at Southern manhood, friendship and loss. Now nearly Ray’s age when they first filmed, Ferris has become a Grammy Award winning documentarian and renowned folklorist. Using never before seen 16mm footage and new animations, OKAY, MR. RAY is a short documentary film about how even the tallest tales help us keep the memory alive of the ones we love.