Over Mountains, Over Valleys

Sadíme my máje

January 1970 •Slovak

Hudba Svetozár Stračina

January 1982 •Slovak

Architektura v lidové písni

January 2021 •Czech

Hontianska jar

January 1997 •Slovak

Jar vo Vajnoroch

January 1974 •Slovak

Lidé pod sněhem

January 1948 •Czech

The Eternal Song

January 1941 •Czech

Karol Plicka was an important musician and composer. He recorded folk songs immediately after hearing them in musical notation to preserve them for future generations. Similarly, he records and interprets traditions associated with dance, folk song and local stories that vary from region to region in his film The Eternal Song. The short documentary presents merry-making in Slovak and Czech regions that are changing with the coming modernization and transformation of musical records.

Taneční zeměpis I. – Z Moskvy do Prahy

January 1948 •Czech

Taneční zeměpis II. – Z Balkánu do Prahy

January 1948 •Czech

Taneční zeměpis III. – Mládež pěti kontinentů

January 1948 •Czech

Terchovská muzika

January 1984 •Slovak

The Book of the Sea

May 2018 •Russian

In the frigid waters off of Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters today still seek out the giant sea mammals that have provided their people with food since time immemorial. It is known, that the whale hunting today is controversial and subject to international criticism and regulations. But the Inuit and Chukchi hunt is permitted by international law because of the whaling is the foundation of their culture and their life. The contemporary story of elders Aleksandr and Aleksei blends seamlessly with that of “the woman who gave birth to a whale” and other ancient myths, told here in vivid animation, in this ongoing struggle for survival and preservation of a traditional lifestyle in one of the most remote places on earth.

Staré Valašsko

April 1956 •Czech

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

Šibi-ryby, mastné ryby

January 1971 •Slovak

Pascha v Jakubanoch

January 1993 •Slovak

Svátky písní Olomouc 2007

January 2007 •Czech

Hore Hronom jar ide

January 1993 •Slovak

Man in Red Bandana

September 2017 •English

"Man in Red Bandana" is about Welles Remy Crowther, an extraordinary 9/11 hero. However, how his heroics became known is even more remarkable. Eight months after the disaster, his parents learned about how their son spent his last hour due to an ordinary object ... a red bandana. This revelation dramatically shifts their perspective on their loss. After hearing his remarkable story and how it unfolds, viewers will see how the actions of one man have touched 1,000s. This inspirational segment of the film depicts the unique, diverse and folklore ways that Welles is honored throughout the United States including in art, sports and song. Even President Barack Obama pays homage to this young man in the film. Our uplifting ending culminates in the revelation of a secret about Welles that can only be described as "perfect".

Na počiatku bola pieseň

January 1970 •Slovak

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

Fašánek

January 1949 •Czech