Fantastic Beasts: A Natural History

Echando Raíces

Writing the Land

In this short documentary, a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the city of Vancouver, in the vicinity of which the Musqueam people have lived for thousands of years. Writing the Land captures the ever-changing nature of a modern city - the glass and steel towers cut against the sky, grass, trees and a sudden flash of birds in flight and the enduring power of language to shape perception and create memory.

Nostradamus Decoded

Debunking the mythology surrounding the 16th century French prophet, Nostradamus.

Galashiels and Braw Lads' Gathering

A big day in the Scottish Borders is captured with astonishing clarity in this remarkable film commissioned by the local cinema.

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.

Sviatočné chvíle rodov Hontu a Novohradu

Ñuhu: Sacred Beings

Encouraged by the polychrome onirism of the Ñuine land, Desiderio (58), a farmer from the south of Mexico, offers an offering to the Tupa, the ancient spirit of the hills to whom his grandparents went to to ask for rain and harvest. At nightfall, as he rests at the foot of a campfire, that mysterious being guides him to the core of an ancestral memory.

O Tardo

Les diamants : Histoire, mythes et réalité