Tradition Movies

Two themes arise from the story, themes that are interlocked: the theme of love and of man's eternal submission to traditional symbols. The director...

This is not just a “folkumentary”, but an invitation to reflect on the future of humanity on a planet where tradition and technology...

A young widow struggles to reconcile her catholic beliefs with the demands of tradition after her late husband’s brother propositions her.

A short documentary that celebrates Dene cultural reclamation and revitalization, in which a father passes on traditional knowledge to his child...

A dive, the midday sunlight filtering down through the water. The air in her lungs has to last until she can dislodge the abalone. Dives like these...

Kae is a young man who learns the art of Thai shadow play from his father and grows up to become a respectable shadow player. His love for the art is...

Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a...

In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only...

Highlighting the unique culture of the Zapotec people of Oaxaca, Mexico, this groundbreaking documentary chronicles the lives of those who identify...

Among the narrow alleys of Via Panneria and Piazza Monte di Pietà, in the ancient heart of Palermo, the echo of a miracle still resonates....

Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a...

Two nomadic herder families living in opposite regions of Mongolia reflect on a shared struggle to preserve family, tradition, and identity as their...

Jesa is a Korean tradition honoring one's ancestors. The filmmaker interviewed her parents about this ritual. However, it goes totally unexpected.

Facundo Arteaga is a malambo dancer, who has already passed the barrier of thirties. His life is divided between work in the countryside and the care...

An analysis of the controversy over the participation of women in the Irun and Hondarribia festivity known as Alarde. It is divided into three parts:...

A horror short that takes on the Southern tradition of covering mirrors that face your bed. If not covered, it is believed that spirits will enter...

An old man tells his grandson of a legendary treasure buried beneath the hills of Zvenigora, setting in motion a sweeping cinematic poem that...