Folktale Movies

After getting trapped in an isolated woodland, a hunter is tormented by his former prey.

Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and...

The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all...

Firefly Marsh is a fog-enshrouded corner of the world, steeped in mystery. Stories of what lurks in the dark waters date back to Indian lore. But...

How Death Came to Earth is a 14 minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with...

Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides...

Classic kaidan ghost story set in the Edo period

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.

Wanting to destroy the Archer and marry his wife, the King comes up with tests for the hero.

Ghost story based on a legendary Thai folk tale.

Somewhere in the windy deserts of Rajasthan, a curious little boy from a family of nomadic musicians yearns to change his family’s fate through...

A short film that asks "What if, after the boy cried 'wolf', the rest of the town started doing it too?"

In the old days it was all murder and mayhem around Llanymawddwy as this renactment of an old legend shows but, never fear, peace now reigns.

The tale of an old ghost story - A disheveled mariner is haunted by an ominously fervorous bed-sheet ghost

Like many St. Lawrence Island legends, this story is set in Siberia where Chukchi, the Reindeer People, live. Pelaasi, an elder from Gambell, speaks...