Traditional Culture Filmes

"Monday's Girls" explores the conflict between modern individualism and traditional communities in today's Africa through the eyes of two young...

Following Simon on his maiden voyage with Eddie, his horse, travelling on foot from Dorset to Devon in time for the Sidmouth Folk Festival. Meeting...

This short documentary chronicles a four-month period between 1979 and 1980 when residents of Hawaii's Sand Island "squatter" community attempted to...

The documentary "Caixa D'água: Qui-lombo is this?" It reports, through testimonies from former residents and photographic collections, the...

A youngster begins to understand the wisdom hidden within legendary whaler-man Tall 12's sea shanty songs in the whaling town of Barrouallie, St....

Crying in public is something most people avoid. For some men it’s a calling. With the audition for Much Wenlock’s new Town Crier...

A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their...

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions...

An overview of the people, lifestyle, and traditions of Samoa, as well tourism and other economic changes on the Samoan islands.

Buddhist monk and photographer Matthieu Picard as he returns to the Asian country in the Himalayas where he spent a decade after seven years away,...

On Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, there is a language in danger of disappearing. How far can we take the language, culture and...

A short film exploring the joy and importance of Morris dancing for a group of young people.

In a world where farming is mechanized and farm animals are fed with products coming from across the globe, a young shepherd is trying to keep his...

A girl celebrates her 16th birthday with a Umhlonyane.

This documentary film depicts brave Virgin Islands fishermen with a love and commitment to the sea. Watch as they give their accounts of adventure...

Shot during three seasons, Kenuajuak's documentary tenderly portrays village life and the elements that forge the character of his people: their...