SIN PIEDAD

Under the relentless sun, a killer stalks through the mountains, where the innocence of a young couple becomes prey. With no shadows to hide their fate, the hunt is a macabre game in broad daylight, where fear is not hidden in the darkness, but burns with the rawness of the unperturbed noon.

Heather Honey

This story happened a long time ago, when the mead makers kids skillfully knew their business, and their magnificent drink was appreciated and famous far beyond the borders of the land where they lived. One insidious and cruel ruler destroyed almost all of these mead makers. And when summer came and new heather carpeted the fields, the ruler began to yearn for the lovely drink, therefore ordered his subjects to get it...

Your Face

A tenor, in suit and tie, with a receding hairline, sings a ballad to his love, “Your Face Is Like a Song,” to simple piano accompaniment. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015.

The Ballad of Straw-Hat Sam

When two unlikely friends embark on a journey to find the world's best bourbon, they encounter strangers, freaks, and a plethora of zany horrors that will leave them forever changed.

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Ballads of the Exodus

The life of Moses as told through the Book of Exodus, the imagination of a dying boy, and the ballads of his father.

The Shadows: Live

The kings of twang perform live at the Birmingham NEC in 1986, stepping out of Cliff Richard's shadow to showcase their own back catalogue of hits, including 'Apache' and 'Cavatina'.

Remember That

The third and final installment in BTOB's Ballad Trilogy, "Remember That" tells the story of a man reminiscing his past love.

Way Back Home

The second installment to BTOB's Ballad Trilogy, "Way Back Home" tells the story of three troubled boys who, after having lost their way, finally find their way back home.

Ballad of the Skeletons

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.

The End of an Old Song

John Cohen, founding member of the ‘50s folk troupe the New Lost City Ramblers, started making films in order to bring together the two disciplines he was heavily active in: music and photography. The End of an Old Song brings us to North Carolina, and demonstrates the power of old English ballads sung with gusto while soused in a saloon.

Jiyana Rewsenbireki Kurd: Casimê Celîl

Casimê Celîl was born into a Yezidi Kurdish family in 1908, in a village called Kızılkule, located in Digor, Kars. The village and family life, which he longed to remember throughout his life, ends with the massacre they endured in 1918. During his long road to Erivan, Armenia, he lost all his family members. Left all alone, Casim was placed into an orphanage and was forced to change his name. To remember who he was and where he came from, every morning he repeated the mantra “Navê min Casim e, Ez kurê Celîlim, Ez ji gundê Qizilquleyê Dîgorê me, Ez Kurdim, Kurdê Êzîdî me”, which translates to: “My name is Casim, I am the son of Celîl, I come from the village of Kızılkule in Digor, I am a Kurd, and I am Yezidi”. He clings to every piece of his culture he can find, reads, and saves whatever Kurdish literature or art he comes across. As the year’s pass, Casim finds himself with an impressive collection of Kurdish culture and history.

Bluebell Ballad

Soura stumbles upon a bluebell field and is left in a haunting trance, plagued by disturbing visions. She returns to the field, desperate for a solution, and meets a girl suffering a similar fate.

Zhong Kui The Demon Buster

The sinful demon spirit with white hair and green threads is causing trouble in the world, leading the head of the Demon Refining Department Zhong Kui to search for the demon. Zhong Kui rushes to Qing Shui Town to look for her whereabouts. Bounty hunter Mo Li intervenes in Qing Shui Town just at that moment, making Zhong Kui believe that she is hiding in Qing Shui Town. With the help of He Jinshui, the deacon of the demon refining division of the town, Zhong Kui searched for the trail and repeatedly confronted the bounty hunter, Mo Li, who saw catching Silk White Hair as a bet with Zhong Kui, and competed with him in many fights. What kind of demon is the white hair and blue silk? Why make waves? Who is the ultimate winner of the bet between Zhong Kui and Mo Li?