Tradition Movies

Set in the Kingdom of Tonga (South Pacific Islands), this film looks at the influence and encroachment of western culture as shown in the...

Nestled behind high mountains and dark forests lies Triberg, the birthplace of the cuckoo clock. For centuries, this cult item has been handcrafted...

National folk dances performed by "Tanec" folk dancers) from Skopje.

The lives of three Tunisian women are explored in this drama from filmmaker Nadia Fares.

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

According to legend, Pelayo became a martyr and saint by sacrificing himself to save his king, Bermudo de León. Now, people gather to explain...

The film is taken from a comedy theatrical play and it shows the customs of the traditional society in Seychelles.

The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

In Papua New Guinea, pig tusks and shell money are currencies which can buy most things. Henry Tokubak’s dream is to create the first bank...

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

Being a complete pictorial account of the remarkable "Fête des Vignerons", at Vevey, Switzerland.

In the mid 19th century, Yankee whalers taught the sailors on the tiny island of Bequia in the West Indies how to catch whales. The once proud...

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

IJswee is a documentary film about an ice club, a village and the warm winters. In the film we follow Oringers, the inhabitants of Odoorn, through...

This documentary looks at the stories that take place around a unique 1.5 kilometre long bamboo bridge that for generations has been built every year...

Tradition and AIDS in Africa. What to do when the respect of tradition is at odds with the community's health?