Movies: Celebration

Two young artists leave the capital to see an old ritual that depicts the runaway slaves, in the interior of Brazil. There, they are involved with the celebration in an unexpected way....

The Tampere-based VipVision production company recorded the scenes of jubilation at the Tampere Central Square in the spring of 1995 when the Finnish national ice hockey team celebrated after winning the World Championships. The fight song Den glider...

On the festival of Gudipadwa, a man helps out his grandparents decorate their home for celebration. The grandfather and grandson talk in favour of traditions and modernized times respectively, after their debate to prove how different they are from e...

Traditions during Easter holidays in the remote village of Grešnica. The film was a research project of the newly opened Ethnological Museum to preserve the disappearing customs at least on film for future generations....

"This is a nice fruit tree here. Why don't you eat from it? " Working from about 2,500 images, all painstakingly drawn and painted and textured onto clear 70mm film leader, Nina Paley’s brilliant, camera-less short film paints the proverbial "Fall fr...

Independence Day celebrations at the Finnish presidential palace December 6, 1960....

Children are preparing for a war, preparing to kill. For some, it’s just toys, but for others, it is broken fates. And everywhere they are the toys in the adults hands....

High school graduation doesn't come around often. Not only is it a day of celebration, but also a day of tears and apprehension. Milestone No. 1 follows Jack, a senior at the local high school, who is getting ready for his day of graduation, and the ...