Tradition Movies

The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman's irate...

A family of artisans opens the doors of their workshop to share their daily lives, their beliefs, and their struggle to preserve Mochica culture in...

The Day of the Dead is one of the most deeply rooted and celebrated traditions in our country and when this festivity takes place in a magical town,...

In a remote Azerbaijani village, things take a turn for the worse on the wedding night when the firing of a gun, a local tradition, doesn't go...

When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in...

The Kuwaiti short film العاصفة (The Storm) explores Kuwait's social and economic shifts before and after...

In the South Seas, a half-caste island girl refuses to follow tradition and marry a fellow islander, instead falling in love with a white man and...

A young woman attempts to cook a family recipe by memory. This means remembering a difficult revelation with her mother.

Essence of Healing is a documentary exploring the life journeys of 14 American Indian nurses - their experiences growing up, their experiences in...

Traditions during Easter holidays in the remote village of Grešnica. The film was a research project of the newly opened Ethnological Museum...

At the forests of Östergötland, where land meets sea, rests the old castle Herrborum. Here lives count Magnus Stenbock, 92, according to...

A granddaughter brings joy on Christmas morning by mending her Filipina grandmother’s beloved Mickey plush and decorating her house with...

In this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who...

Ismail Merchant's feature directorial debut addresses a subject close to his heart: the expressive Urdu language of Northern India, in danger of...

A French cultural research group arrives in Finland. From Helsinki, the group travels to Saimaa to participate in Midsummer rituals, where the summer...

A journey through Italy across a century of popular religious devotion. Ancient and more recent saints, white and black Madonnas, devotional...

Macedonian national folk dances performed by "Tanec" - a cultural and artistic society from Skopje.

Through the years, a mother and her child share simple yet essential moments. Objects and clothing become silent witnesses to their bond as it...