Movies: Mythology

Kalki spirals down in his own dilemma revolving around religion & humanity....

Tom Holland explores how our ancestors sought to explain the remains of dinosaurs and other giant prehistoric creatures, and how bones and fossils have affected human culture....

What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Ch...

A forty years old father seeks a way to save his ill daughter by killing seven people as a way of sacrifice. He chooses his victims by waiting for red comet as a sign that there will be a suicide. One night, he's planning to kill his sixth victim tha...

In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit....

Ukonvaaja - The Hammer of Ukko - is a documentary film that focuses on ancient Finnish folklore and mythology....

Firefly Marsh is a fog-enshrouded corner of the world, steeped in mystery. Stories of what lurks in the dark waters date back to Indian lore. But could Firefly Marsh really hide a prehistoric creature like the one in Loch Ness? Twelve year-old Charli...

The young teacher Marelle goes in search of her husband who mysteriously disappeared while attending the funeral of a childhood friend....

Based on more than two decades of systematic research and cross-cultural comparison by comparative mythologist David Talbott reconstructs a cosmic drama when planets hung in the sky close to the earth--an epoch of celestial wonder giving rise to time...

What do you get when you cross a retired dragon deity and a sailor? A disaster, a wrecked ship, and a hungry crew stranded on the shores of Singapura....

How Death Came to Earth is a 14 minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with an Indian myth of creation, and is notable for its trippy visual style....

In Greek mythology, there were colossal creatures with fifty heads and a hundred arms. In the manner of an illustration in a bestiary, this short film describes the titan in a contemporary city. The concrete masses on the outskirts of Mexico City are...

A man has his routine reduced to his monotonous work and the suspicious relationship with his wife, until objects, places and people mysteriously disappear, making his life more interesting and, at the same time, dangerous....

A recluse indifferent to everything around him seeks pleasure in one thing: a steaming, hot shower. One day, his heating goes off....

Tells the story of Bu Tri's adventure, who wants to prove what really made her shop quiet after the opening of Bu Karman's food shop two weeks ago. Bu Tri, who insisted that Mrs. Karman use the pesugihan, finally understood that the real reason had n...

Dashyu Ratnakar who kills the travelers for wealth for support and maintenance of his family. When suggested by Narad Muni to esquire his family members i.e. his father, mother, wife and children if they would receive some portions of his vice which ...

A young Hawaiian ventures into a dark and mysterious forest that forces him to confront his deepest fears....

20 years have passed since Ulysses went to fight in the Trojan War. Now he's considered lost and deceased. In Itaca, his homeland, his old dog Argos awaits his owner, wondering if he'll ever come back....

Before the Trojan War, Agamemnon gathered the Greek armies at the port of Aulis. The goddess Diane sent unfavorable winds to prevent the Greeks from sailing. Her oracle set a condition for Agamemnon: to earn the right to sail forth and destroy an inn...

A descendant of ancient Greek sirens searches for love on modern day Long Island. After many failed relationships she worries that the problem lies with her, but she remains determined to find her soulmate....