Tradition Movies

An identity picture and the memory of Contla village through its Día de Muertos festivity. Celebration where the making of traditional bread,...

“Kalikangiaroi” (also called Skalapountari) are Cypriot fantasy creatures. Mischievous, funny-looking, thin, hunchbacked creatures,...

In the 70s, Barsham Faire on August Bank Holiday became a tradition for many to celebrate things 'medieval' and raise funds for local arts events. It...

While parents, people of traditional rural values, are cooking blood sausage for the visit of daughter-in-law, Andriy, their son, tries to...

The story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Aboriginal boy living in Alice Springs, Australia, who is struggling to balance his traditional Arrernte/Garrwa...

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

Demi has stayed in bed for weeks due to the Chinese postpartum tradition. Although she tries to be as cooperative as possible, the weeks-long...

As the seasons turn, director Ava Ferrera follows a new generation rediscovering the fading art of craft cider-making. Raising intimate questions...

Viking chieftains, flaming torches and outlandish costumes liven up a dark January day in Lerwick, Shetland, as the townsfolk celebrate 'Up Helly Aa'.

Made during an exchange trip to China, Year By Year is a short documentary exploring changing attitudes towards marriage, children and traditional...

Documentary that delvs into the legend of Haddara, a Saharawi child who after getting lost in a sandstorm in the desert was adopted by the ostriches...

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...

Six o'clock in the morning, the sun rises behind the Djurdjura mountain. With precise gestures, learned since childhood, Ouardia raises the water,...

A fearless horse bonds two men to each other and to the traditions that define their community.

Full-length documentary about wedding customs and rites from different parts of Ukraine. This film will immerse the viewer in the world of rich,...

The Year of Balls tells about part of the colonial history in Western Sahara from the perspective of the Saharawi nomads, and the systemic...

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...

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

In the mountainous country near Lillooet, British Columbia, eleven-year-old Kevin Alec of the Fountain Indian Reserve learns to make fishnets with...