A Story-A Story

About the Old Dog Bodřík

Night after night, Bodřík dutifully protects his master's humble farm and livestock from prowling wolves. But when his master decides it’s time to get

1969

Kirikou and the Sorceress

Drawn from elements of West African folk tales, it depicts how a newborn boy, Kirikou, saves his village from the evil witch Karaba.

1998

Villa Madjo

2023

Qui sème l'amour...

2016

Saga of Light

Chang E was chosen to become the bride of a god and forced to separate with Hou Yi, the man that she loves. However, they refuse to accept their fate

2019

Kishin Douji Zenki Gaiden: Anki Kitan

In Kanoesaru village every 60 years mysterious murders happen. Every time seven 17 year old girls are killed. The villagers believe it is the work of

1997

Mutzmag

Tom Davenport's realistic adaptation of an old Appalachian story. With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl outwi

1992

The Ashlad and the Hungry Troll

An exuberant story about Askeladden, the hero of Norwegian traditional fairy tales, outwitting the good-natured troll.

1967

Ayapaneco. El viento

The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.

2015

Toe

A stop-motion gothic folktale. A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something comes to his bedroom wan

2019

Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary

There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins. Against the backgro

1978

Journey Mercies

A short drama about a library cleaner who plans a final return to Nigeria, his birth country.

2023

Kris The Cat

The Queen's cat goes on an adventure in the countryside where he discovers that love, in its many forms, surrounds him.

Nu Wa Patches Up Sky

Short animated version of the Chinese folktale, Nüwa Mends the Heavens

1985

How Death Came to Earth

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

1971

The Tale of Tsar Saltan

Tale - this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin. Advent

1984

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale

A brave boy named Temba ventures to find food and water for his drought-striken village. But when he is given a set of magical bones, he uses them to

1995

Savanna Blues

A widowed single mother with a small fortune finds love again with a much younger man who she comes to learn is operating with a hidden agenda.

Vasilisa the Beautiful

Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and outsmart

1977

The Magic Ballad

The 25 minute film tells the tale of an ailing elderly woman named Itako who encounters a fox named Okon. The story opens with Itako lying bedridden,

1982