Arthur et les confettis (2023)

On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro during its world famous Carnival, far from the beach and the touristic clichés, there is an explosive contest between neighbourhoods. This old form of carnival features teams of futuristic gladiators that are a surreal mixture of play and menace. A tradition that has its roots in ancient European carnival traditions and in African rituals, they look like visitors from another planet.

The horn sledges were used throughout the Alps in forestry and agriculture for material transports on steep terrain. In the Muota valley, in the heart of Switzerland, a group of idealists is continuing to preserve the old tradition of «Mänere».

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 where traditional money counts as legal tender.

A journey through Italy across a century of popular religious devotion. Ancient and more recent saints, white and black Madonnas, devotional processions... are the expression of a need for the sacred that seems very distant from our way of being, but perhaps is not that distant at all. Today, especially in the South, but with some “isolated” locations in the North, popular faith is still a very real thing, which finds its finest expression in song and in music.

What motivates a cock-fighter to fight a rooster he loves? In Costa Rica, cockfighting is considered a crime and has been banned for 99 years. A large part of society rejects this tradition and those who practice it, but is it fair to morally judge a cock-fighter as a criminal? We will get to know the other side of the coin through the gaze of the cock-fighter.

어느 한 시간과 또 다른 시간과의 연결에 관해 이야기 하고 있다. 영화는 전통과 근대성, 과거와 현재, 동서양문화의 혼합 등에서 발생하는 구체화된 긴장감들이 나타나고 있는 현대 일본사회 속을 파고 들어간다. 사회 속의 여러 모습을 담은 장면들을 혼합하면서, 감독은 우리가 살아가고 있는 순간에 대한 자신의 주관을 관객에게 전달해 준다. 또한 다양한 효과들(화면분할이나 프레임 속 프레임 등)을 사용하여, 현재 일본에 대한 시각을 재구성할 수 있는 비디오의 모든 잠재 가능성을 실험하고 있다.

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

A short documentary that celebrates Dene cultural reclamation and revitalization, in which a father passes on traditional knowledge to his child through the teachings of a caribou drum.

고비사막을 건너온 감동적이고 따뜻한 이야기. 몽골 남부의 고비사막. 한 유목민 가족의 낙타 한 마리가 새끼를 출산한다. 그런데, 출산과정이 너무 힘들었던 탓인지, 어미 낙타는 새끼를 멀리 한다. 새끼를 살려야 하는 유목민 가족은 마지막 방법으로 몽골의 전통악기 연주자를 불러다가 어미에게 들려준다. 그리고, 신기하게도 어미 낙타는 눈물을 흘리면서 새끼를 받아들인다.

This short film traces Pete Standing Alone's personal journey from cultural alienation to pride and belonging. As a spiritual elder, teacher and community leader of the Blood Indians of Southern Alberta, Pete works with youth to repair the cultural and spiritual destruction wrought by residential schools. At age 81, he has come full-circle in his dedication to preserving the traditional ways of his people.

Set in the coldest waters surrounding Newfoundland’s rugged Fogo Island, this short film follows a group of “people of the fish”—traditional fishers who catch cod live by hand, one at a time, by hook and line. Filmmaker Justin Simms takes viewers deep inside the world of these brave fishermen. Travel with them from the early morning hours, spend time on the ocean, and witness the intricacies of a 500-year-old tradition that’s making a comeback.

The Shipibo-Konibo people of Peruvian Amazon decorate their pottery, jewelry, textiles, and body art with complex geometric patterns called kené. These patterns also have corresponding songs, called icaros, which are integral to the Shipibo way of life. This documentary explores these unique art forms, and one Shipibo family's efforts to safeguard the tradition.

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