Movies: Mythology

Based on the Shadow over Nine Li (九黎之影) expansion pack for the MMORPG Fantasy Westward Journey (梦幻西游), Heigu and Baigu are at odds with each other over the decision of releasing the god of war & king of the Nine Li tribe Chiyou's Malice to the world....

When Rickey and his friends put a snake in the desk of the new substitute teacher, to their surprise, she lovingly picks it up and puts it around her neck. Soon her strange stories of the wonders and beauty of the world around them helps them to see ...

Fascinating new translations and fresh research are transforming the myth of Atlantis from the realm of fantasy into an incredible reality. Travel across continents and centuries to unlock the secrets of Plato's final legacy - a true story of Ancient...

What would happen if a country of 97 million people were taught at a young age that the boogie man was real. In the Philippines for the last 400 years, the 'aswang' has been used as propoganda and social control by Spanish Colonizers, the Catholic Ch...

What do you get when you cross a retired dragon deity and a sailor? A disaster, a wrecked ship, and a hungry crew stranded on the shores of Singapura....

A Basque mythological creature struggles to regain her power after a man steals her egg....

Keratin is a collaboration with the London Sinfionetta, visually responding to Gavin Higgins' Seven Welsh Folk Songs: I. Dacw 'Nghariad i. The film tells the journey of a mating of elements, two bodies grieve over a lost third: a child separated from...

George Lucas discusses how Joseph Campbell and his concept of the Monomyth (aka the Hero's Journey) and other concepts from mythology and religion shaped the Star Wars saga....

Tom Holland explores how our ancestors sought to explain the remains of dinosaurs and other giant prehistoric creatures, and how bones and fossils have affected human culture....

Sri Krishna Rukmini Satyabhama is a 1971 Kannada-language Hindu mythological film written and directed by K. S. L. Swamy under his home banner Raghunandan movies. The film stars Rajkumar, B. Saroja Devi, Aarathi and Bharathi. The music was composed b...

The short film Ragnarok takes on the story of Liv and Livtrase, the last two humans that survives Ragnarok, the end of the world in Norse mythology. Why they survive and the sacrifices made....

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A bare body guy buries his secrets in the earth right beside a river. An aspiring writer watches it from the bush. Begins a complex game with the secrets where the Earth stands witness....

This introspective short animation takes place In the village of Carcross, in the Tagish First Nation. Neighbourhood pillar Grandma Kay tell the local children the tale of how Crow brought fire to people. As the story unfolds, we also meet 12-year-ol...

This story is based on the epic of Mahabharatha....

The History of the Devil charts the evolution the idea of a supreme embodiment of evil from the time of the ancient gods to the present day. This critical analysis provides insightful and structured analysis of the origins of Devil and the way in whi...

Othello, a melancholic family man, seeks out a seraphic myth known as The Guide for enlightenment and is unknowingly taken on an esoteric tour of confrontation....

Max Reinhardt’s second and last silent film. It tells the story of two young girls (Cheerful & Shy) who, in order to escape their father’s authority, reaches an island of wonder filled with gods, nymphs, fauns and other creatures....

Based on the Udmurt myths, legends and legends. Shamans and knights, sorceresses and artisans of the past centuries are the characters of this ancient legend about love, hatred,and loyalty to the land of their ancestors. The plot is based on the leg...

Before the Trojan War, Agamemnon gathered the Greek armies at the port of Aulis. The goddess Diane sent unfavorable winds to prevent the Greeks from sailing. Her oracle set a condition for Agamemnon: to earn the right to sail forth and destroy an inn...