Folk Movies

An oral history of the creation, performance, and legacy of the locally beloved guise beast Old Ned, and his role in the revived tradition of May...

A window into a young man’s journey through loss, grief and acceptance. Alone and isolated in the Welsh hills, Hywel finds comfort and purpose...

Dusking is a project by the artist Lucy Wright—a newly invented tradition, conceived as the counterpart to the morris dancing that takes place...

A short film documenting the dying tradition of Holmie Day, where islanders on Papa Westray, in Orkney, sail across to the nearby uninhabited island...

This documentary is a journey into our own fascination, a collection of portraits of folk musicians living in New England, and a study of the ground...

Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a...

Philadelphia's Tower Theater hosts this soulful 1980 Paul Simon concert. Backed by a band featuring several members of Stuff, Simon delivers solo...

Romani filmmaker and advocate Liza Mortimer unearths her family's musical legacy in the archives of The English Folk Dance and Song Society,...

the live performance have become the most exciting part of the music business for me... And it is not only the playing

A collection of his best songs, sung in collaboration with Jimmy MacCarthy, Wally Page, Shane MacGowan, Sinéad O'Connor and John Spillane.

A snapshot into the life of clan elder, Taloch, and his teenage son, Connach, in the South West of England, as they navigate embracing their heritage...

Donnie Munro's lasts concert as lead singer of Runrig. The band bid a tearful farewell to lead singer Donnie Munro in this live performance at...

Snippets from found postcards and photographs from the 1920s to the 1980s.

Eschewing music documentary conventions in favor of playful, ‘Varda-esque’ experimentation, this short, multi-media portrait celebrates...

Set on the Northeast Coast where Barry (played by Ben Pearson) haunted by his past ekes out a harsh existence gathering sea coal from the windswept...

Lick the Sun is a short film about three bored witches who get a mysterious invitation.

Len Ellis makes Love Spoons from his tiny shed in the Welsh Valleys. Len talks all things to do with this folk craft specific to Wales.

Burning Heart captures the emotion and energy of a yearly tradition in the small English town of Ottery Saint Mary where, on the 5th of November for...