Movies and TvShows featuring "animism" theme.

After the death of her father, a young girl named Momo moves to a small island with her mother. Soon, she discovers a letter from her father and encounters supernatural creatures known as youkai. With the help of these creatures, Momo learns to cope with her loss and find her place in the world.

Uncle Boonmee, who is on his deathbed, is visited by the spirits of his past lives and his long-lost son, while experiencing strange and supernatural events in the jungle.

Too Many Cooks is a dark comedy movie that follows the story of a fictional sitcom with a twist. The film takes a surreal and absurdist approach, incorporating elements of comedy, horror, and sci-fi. It features a cast of characters including chefs, superheroes, and a mysterious killer. As the plot unfolds, viewers are taken on a bizarre journey filled with twists, decapitations, and unexpected surprises. The movie's unique concept and clever storytelling make it a must-watch for fans of dark comedies and surrealism.

In a small town in Thailand, a woman named Jeninee works as a nurse in a hospital. She becomes fascinated with a young soldier who has fallen into a deep sleep and develops a psychic connection to him. As she unravels the mystery behind his condition, she discovers a hidden world of ghosts and spirits, and must confront her own fears and insecurities. Meanwhile, the town is also dealing with the construction of a new cemetery, which has disrupted the lives of the residents. 'Cemetery of Splendor' is a surreal and atmospheric drama that explores themes of illness, death, and the supernatural.

A magic realist fable about invisible elves, financial collapse and the surprising power of belief, told through the story of an Icelandic woman - a real life Lorax who speaks on behalf of nature under threat.

In the village of Pama, Sirga the lioness and Oule the young boy, born the same day, grow up together as sister and brother. Oule discovers the world alongside Sirga, and it is through her that he learns the secrets of the brush. He knows how to speak to the trees, the beasts, the bees and the wind. But one day, horsemen arrive from the Nord to take away all of the children of the village in chains and sell them into slavery. Oule and his friend Lena are bought by a nobleman of the high plains who, terrified by Oule's powers, sends him into exile. But Oule posesses the strength of lions and he finds Sirga. With Lena, they will reconstruct the village of Pama...

Does Europe also have its own animistic heritage, like Pachamama in South America and Shinto in Japan? If so, which one? In the Misty Lands, i.e. Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, a sacred fire is lit on the winter solstice to celebrate the return of the sun and ancient beliefs that have been forgotten in the rest of Europe for thousands of years. Sophie Planque and Jérémy Vaugeois decided to take a journey on bicycles to experience the Baltic winter and meet the people who keep their ancestral culture alive. A unique heritage that reinforces a deep relationship with nature.

Crocodile Dreaming is a modern day supernatural myth about two estranged brothers, played by iconic Indigenous actors David Gulpill and Tom E. Lewis. Separated at birth, they have different fathers. One is readily accepted as a full-fledged member of the tribe and is looked on to fulfill the duties of jungaiy, an important ceremonial role which obliges him to be caretaker for his mother's dreaming, the crocodile totem. The other, whose father was white, is younger and has had to struggle to fit into the tribe who see him only as a yella fella.

Customs of the mountain people has always been strict and respectful to themselves. Doing something wrong will be considered as being disrespect to the spirits. Marrying someone from a different tribe is also wrong. Giving birth to twins, she and her husband together with the kids will have to leave the tribe.

In a quest to rediscover the spiritual values of his own people, an African filmmaker from the Gourmantche tribe of Burkina Faso visits an Aboriginal band, the Atikamekw of northern Quebec. The resulting documentary is a dialogue between those who divine the future in the sand with those who use snow-encased sweat lodges to reconnect with the spiritual world.

Pieces of wood are captured by a crow and dance in celebration of spring in this animated short film.

A restless daughter meets a spirit-fish who gives her pure water. But as her family devours the delicious water, they begin to suspect more than the origin of its taste.

A Mondo documentary following the customs and rites of passage of various tribes in Africa.

A short visit to the reindeer herders of the east taiga in Mongolia.