Ceremony Movies

This short documentary follows three Indigenous women as they practice ancestral forms of worship: drumming, singing, and using sweetgrass. These...

The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics took place at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on 7 February 2014. It began at 20:14 MSK...

The Persian new year special TV program.

A short documentary about Thailand, formerly known as Siam.

Because we're only doing this once, and because we know not everyone could get tickets, we are proud to announce the livestream of our sold out...

For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring...

This short probes the taboos around a very particular second-hand trauma, leading us to a more universal understanding of human experience.

Filmed in the jungles of Peru, shaman Don Jose Campos introduces the practices and benefits of Ayahuasca, the psychoactive plant brew that has been...

Three people fly from Chile and Spain to Iquitos, Peru to experience the magic of the sacred plant ayahuasca.

Ceremonies for the beatification of the foundress of the Sisters of Charity, Mother Marguerite d'Youville. The first Canadian to ascend the altar,...

Colonial troops greet London's new Lord Mayor in a patriotic wartime ceremony.

Temple Road is a journey into the heart of womanhood, taking its name from the road that leads to the temple in the director’s hometown of...

Three friends fly from Europe to Gabon to undergo a Bwiti initiation ceremony. After ritual bathing, they will eat the root bark of the iboga tree.