Tradition Movies

The traditional healers in the Swiss and French mountains.

The Shipibo-Konibo people of Peruvian Amazon decorate their pottery, jewelry, textiles, and body art with complex geometric patterns called...

A documentary that explores the centuries-old tradition of the femminielli in Naples—people assigned male at birth who live in feminine roles...

The Big Picture follows two estranged brothers who, after the recent passing of their father, are forced to reconnect as they continue their family...

In a quiet Himalayan village, sixteen-year-old Uma looks forward to the annual fair, the one place that once brought her comfort after her...

The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in...

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 documentary recording the lives of Khon students in their last years of study. They spent six years under the rules of the military regime after...

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

What is tradition? This is the question posed by yodeller and food researcher Meinrad Koch from Canton Appenzell. In search of an answer, he embarks...

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...

The story spans from 1965 to the early 1970s. Heavily pregnant Zhao Di, the unwanted second wife of an older man, was chased out by her husband's...

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

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

Young, Jewish and misunderstood Simon Markowitz gets himself into hot water with his Rabbi when he creates his own recipe for a knish that no one in...

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