Strange Rituals

After a night of heavy drinking, Jeanne and Deb take an empty road through the backwoods to avoid traffic where they unexpectedly hit a mysterious woman that quickly vanishes into a field. Plagued with guilt and unable t

Edgewater Rituals

Filmed in celebration of our upcoming wedding and as we moved into our new home on March 28 & 29, 2026. With Nicole, Ben & Carl along the Chicago Lakefront at Hollywood Beach.

Rituals

A documentary essay that reveals the symbolics of human actions through mundane gestures.

Rituals: Union Black

Rituals: Union Black is a moving-image essay archiving the everyday rituals that underscore the rhythms of Black life in the UK. Part ethnographic, part poetic, it celebrates the nuances of the Black British experience.

Rituales de Sangre: The True Story Behind the Matamoros Cult Killings

Former Brownsville, TX, deputy sheriff George Gavito recounts the 23 grisly "palo mayombe" human-sacrifice torture-sex killings perpetrated by the gang led by Adolfo Constanzo in Matamoros, Mexico which ended in April, 1

A Lady's Rituals

Somewhere in the Münsterland region of the 19th century, a shepherdess and well-known soothsayer - known as the "Spökenkiekerin" in Westphalian - causes an uproar in the village community with her seemingly insane prophe

Men and Women: in Rites and Rituals

Rites and rituals have, for decades or even centuries, ingrained behavioral models into our subconscious, which at first glance may seem harmless. But how relevant are they to the place and time we live? What role do the

Afro Hair Rituals

A teenage girl visits her grandmother to get her Afro hair done, something that takes hours and requires rituals filled with patience and care. Drawing on her own experience, filmmaker Amber Akaunu captures an intimate

Deadly Rituals of the Flesh Loving Freaks - Katoamispiste

A man, his convertible and very dark thoughts. A mysterious woman in a red dress appears. Soon the man wakes up in a room. Is it all just a nightmare?

Dive - Rituals in Water

For 28 years, Icelandic babies and their new parents have bonded in a unique way at a shabby pool not far from the ocean and the mountains. Six days a week, Snorri, a pioneer and visionary swimming coach, creates a uniqu

Rituale

Séance

Over Thanksgiving weekend, all but five students in an old Manhattan building that's now a college dormitory leave for home: staying on one floor are roommates Lauren, Melina, and Alison, plus her boyfriend Diego and Gra

Benin Kingship Rituals

Until it was conquered by the British in 1897, the city of Benin, in what is now Nigeria, was the centre of a powerful kingdom. Its rulers, the Obas of Benin, were mysterious, secluded figures who spent much of their tim

Witchcraft: The Magick Rituals of the Coven

The History and Craft of Modern Day Witches. Karen Frandsen from Eerie Investigations interviews Jeanette Ellis, lecturer on traditional British Witchcraft, member of PEBL, and author of "Forbidden Rites." Jeanette revea

〇〇 Ceremony

An unknown person has started a mysterious "ceremony." It is something that already exists before meaning is even born. Once begun, it cannot be stopped. Is it a blessing, or a ritual of farewell? And where does the answ

Rituales Guerreros: Tupay en Chiaraje

Every January 20, the communities of Langui and Cheqa, located in the highlands of the Cusco provinces of Canas and Canchis, reenact a ritual battle known as Tupay on a plain called Chiaraje. Here we can appreciate, alon

Qazt: Ossetian Urban Rituals in Vladikavkaz

Qazt is a traditional game among the Ossetians. It is a ritualistic, musical, dance, and social space that forms on various festive occasions. During the qazt, young people would socialize, boys would showcase their cour

Morning Rituals

A man goes through his morning routine.

Mourning Rituals

A young woman sees her deceased friend in the faces of strangers, remembering moments of their shared past through fragmented vignettes. Haunted by these memories, she faces the lonely reality of an unresolved grief that

Passions and Rituals

An immigrant story of Marietta Veulens, a composer who has spent 20 years trying to complete her lifeworks and album. Torn between her native Cuba and the UK, Veulens returns to her hometown of Matanzas to perform music