Folk Movies

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Caught between a joyous folk festival and the rise of nationalist flag-raising, this film explores how Englishness became a battleground, and meets...

Nefeedd Yr Adar is the first taste from Melin Melyn's new EP, 'Happy Gathering’, and is inspired by an old legend about Nefydd Hardd, a jealous...

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...

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