Folk art
film
A joyously animated myth retells why painting is prayer to India’s Bhil people
A film by Nina Sabnani and Sher Singh Bhil
Spirituality and religion
film
When his faith crumbles, an ‘Amish atheist’ rebuilds his world from scratch
Directed by Lance Edmands
Music
film
Faith, struggle and song intertwine in this classic film on Appalachian music
Directed by John Cohen
Ageing and death
film
At India’s ‘death hotels’, devout Hindus seek liberation from cycles of rebirth
Directed by Dan Braga Ulvestad
Poetry
film
Childhood collides with the adult world in this haunting Bukowski adaptation
A film by Jonathan Hodgson
Music
film
A music video moulded in clay finds joy in nature amid life’s sorrows
Directed by Lynn Tomlinson
Folk art
film
Scottish Gaelic songs send a message in a bottle across the oceans of time
Directed by Jamie Chambers
Creativity
film
An improvised animation doubles as an absurdly fun lesson in creativity
Directed by Sasha Svirsky
Meditation and contemplation
film
A leaf, a bird and a fisherman animate Heraclitus’ aphorism on flux
A film by Michelle Brand
Creativity
film
Meet the artists who create sounds for movies – and have so much fun doing it
A film by Jeremy Benning
Parenting and families
film
When a young woman leaves home, her parents’ world literally begins to unravel
A film by Dina Velikovskaya
Poetry
film
An English teacher asks his class: ‘What’s the opposite of a gun?’
Directed by Anna Samo and Lisa LaBracio