Ancestral
Carla goes back her hometown to find her mother and a group of women who seem the only ones living there. Excepting for someone else: a presence that perpetuates an ancestral curse over that valley.
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Carla goes back her hometown to find her mother and a group of women who seem the only ones living there. Excepting for someone else: a presence that perpetuates an ancestral curse over that valley.
A prince must learn to be a hero. In a time of demons and Gods warring for domination, a prince is sent on a mission to rescue his brother and recover a magical armor stolen by the God of Destruction.
After suffering a family tragedy, a widower named Thanh moves his two daughters to a centuries-old ancestral home. Both daughters fall prey to sleep paralysis and night terrors. Their father seeks the help of a local psy
In the haunting landscape of rural Canada explores the terrifying idea: what if a severe mental health disorder took on a physical form—a creature lurking in the shadows? After cutting ties with her toxic sister, Elyse
A musical illustration of nomadism, change, and human adaptation.
The short film Pajuyuk explores the transmission of ancestral knowledge among the Kichwa Napuruna women of the Ecuadorian Amazon, focusing on the practices of midwifery and the purification ritual known as Kicnana. This
Dwellings and footpaths carved in rock echo a history of living in sync with the natural world. A distance away, a geological anomaly reverberates in deep time.
Ancestral follows a giant anteater as it moves through a jungle, its silky coat contrasting with the rough shrubbery. A native to Brazil, and a national symbol for the country, our protagonist carries a small child on it
The documentary film ANCESTRAL CODE is a research into the origins of the Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples, the search for their identity through the study of the melodism of Slavic ethnographic heritage. Nowadays many p
A short film about the first Bomba Ancestral returning to the ocean at sunset. Organized by Sheila Osorio and Samuel Lind in Loíza, Puerto Rico where the river meets the sea. We gathered on the beach. The moon was full a
A Gen Z content creator returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.
The film portrays several moments in the preparation of food by indigenous peoples. Diverse forms of cooking are practiced with many elements that come from nature, enriched by plants, hunting and fishing. Most of the ti
Three generations of the Pemón people fight to reclaim their ancestral grandmother. The spirit of Kowai Kueka, embodied in a sacred red jasper stone, was taken from Venezuela to Germany as art without their consent.
An educational documentary spanning two continents, opening up a much-needed debate about traditional African spiritual systems; their cosmologies, ideologies and underlying ethical principles. Modern science no longer r
A Sherlock Holmes-like detective investigates a jewel theft.