1. Ľudoví umelci (Ľudoví umelci)
(Ľudoví umelci)
2. Festival letton de chants et de danse 2023 (Festival letton de chants et de danse 2023)
(Festival letton de chants et de danse 2023)
3. Man in Red Bandana
"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".
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
4. Ghosts of Ole Miss
In the fall of 1962, a dramatic series of events made Civil Rights history and changed a way of life. On the eve of James Meredith becoming the first African-American to attend class at the University of Mississippi, the campus erupted into a night of rioting between those opposed to the integration of the school and those trying to enforce it. Before the rioting ended, the National Guard and Federal troops were called in to put an end to the violence and enforce Meredith's rights as an American citizen.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
5. Family Album: The Rama Jama's Story
In the shadow of Bryant-Denny Stadium stands one of the most iconic Tuscaloosa restaurants, Rama Jama's. This local diner is a key tradition in the Alabama Football season, and its own story has much to tell.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
6. Sigo siendo (Sigo siendo)
A trip through the diversity of black and native Peruvian music. Character-driven film, one where the characters are integral to the nation itself. This movie delves into music and musicians, yet it's not strictly a musical; rather, it's a tapestry of seemingly disparate personal narratives woven together in a country also striving to define itself and sketch its identity
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
7. The Book of the Sea (Книга Моря)
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.</p><p> 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.
8. Rhythm and Sound (Ритам и звук)
National folk dances performed by "Tanec" folk dancers) from Skopje.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
9. Hrály dudy (Hrály dudy)
(Hrály dudy)
10. Ukonvaaja (Ukonvaaja)
Ukonvaaja - The Hammer of Ukko - is a documentary film that focuses on ancient Finnish folklore and mythology.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
11. Son of Torum (Toorumi Pojad)
In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit.
12. Morgan Freeman: Breaking Barriers
Perhaps it is his distinctive velvet smooth voice and calming demeanor that made Morgan Freeman a household name. World-renowned actor, Freeman has starred in over 100 movies in just three decades and continues to break barriers.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
13. Valašský soubor Jasenka (Valašský soubor Jasenka)
(Valašský soubor Jasenka)
14. Venerdì Santo - Bronte (Venerdì Santo - Bronte)
(Venerdì Santo - Bronte)
15. Punky Night at Hinton St. George (Punky Night at Hinton St. George)
Children parade through the streets of Hinton St George in Somerset on the last Thursday of October. Children have hollowed out pumpkins or mangelwurzels, a type of animal fodder turnip to make lanterns following a tradition in this part of West Somerset that coincides with Halloween. Punky or Punkie Night is thought to date from the turn of the 20th century or perhaps medieval times chanting rhymes and following a Punkie King and Queen.
16. Piesne Liptova (Piesne Liptova)
(Piesne Liptova)
17. Ts'oostsitsi (Years Ago)
Ts'oostsitsi is a Blackfoot word used to describe the past. Feeling responsible to continue storytelling in his family, Ike Solway recounts a powerful experience had by his grandfather. What follows is a story that echoes through generations.
18. Over Mountains, Over Valleys (Po horách, po dolách)
The Matica slovenská employed Karol Plicka as its ethnographer, who was able to make documentary shorts from about 1926. He obtained funding from the President’s Office in 1928 to produce an hour-long documentary about village life, Through Mountains and Valleys . It was awarded a Gold Medal at the International Exposition of Photographic Art in Florence and received an Honorable Mention at the International Venice Film Festival in 1932.
It has an average vote of 5.1 on TMDB.
19. Spring in Carpathian Ruthenia (Jaro na Podkarpatské Rusi)
Karel Plicka was also cinematographer of this short movie. Editor in charge was Alexander Hackenschmied. There is an extraordinary emotional charge, every shot is working on its own, such as photographs, paintings and poetic complement intertitles in this short. From the perspective of nature and the perspective is shifting to the people and their habits, work and clothes. Peculiar documentary shots underscore Ruthenians who are interested in looking into the camera and the curious "eye" showing off their habits.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
20. Lux Santa (Lux Santa)
The millennia-old myth and tradition of St. Lucy's fire told through the eyes of teenagers on the shores of the Ionian Sea.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
