Sybil Desta tells traditional folk tales with a moral. In this video she tells two delightful tales.

Three favorite folk tales in the Black tradition are told, using puppetry, animation and iconographics.

Russian popular culture, produced by the masses of uneducated peasants, can be described as a culture of sentimentality rooted in religious devotion and the agricultural calendar. Here, explore everything from superstitions and folk tales and Stenka Razin's "myth of rebellion" to the popularity of Russian baths (banya), vodka, and nesting dolls (matryoshkas).

Set in a pagan village, this surreal tale centers on a love triangle among a peasant girl, a cocky stable boy & a sleepwalking baroness. The approach of winter prompts the inhabitants to steal food & supplies. Nominated for Best International Narrative Feature at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. *"This midnight-movie classic in the making uses ancient Estonian folk tales to create something shockingly unexpected. Both gravely serious and demonically...

Featuring both human actors and creations from Jim Henson's Creatures Shop in this retelling of classic folk tales, fables, and legends.

After more than a decade of sober political dramas and social-minded periodpieces, the great Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi shifted gears dramatically for this rapturously stylized quartet of ghost stories. Featuring colorfully surreal sets and luminous cinematography, these haunting tales of demonic comeuppance and spiritual trials, adapted from writer Lafcadio Hearn's collections of Japanese folklore, are existentially frightening and meticulously...

While babysitting, Costello falls asleep and dreams himself into the fairy tale.

Sandi Sylver is a storyteller, ventriloquist, and songstress. She tours the country with her story bag full of tall tales, folk tales, world tales and true stories.

When a group of teens from Henderson Middle School become magically infused with the powers of their Halloween costumes, they band together to investigate several local spooky legends. Will these haunted folk tales wind up getting the better of them?