Toma Leov

Dervisi: This 1955 documentary reveals the strange practices of one of the most ancient Muslim denominations and rites that aim to achieve mystical ecstasy.

A film about the construction of the hydroelectric power plant in the village of Tresonche, on the Radika River. The film was shot with the participation of students from the Nikola Tesla Electrical School in Skopje, 1950.

The film describes the Macedonian wedding customs during the religious holiday St. Peter's Day (Petrovden) in the Macedonian village of Galichnik and its surroundings. One can see the preparations for the wedding, as well as all the customs till the young couple's first wedding night.

Skopje's old bazaar depicting the old, already ancient crafts carried out by tailors, coppersmiths, goldsmiths, silversmiths, leather craftsmen, etc.

The film describes the life of the last Macedonian nomadic ethnic group, so called Karakachani. In 18th century, their ancestors, ants of the Traco-Illyrian, leaded by Papucoroshi, as a result of the Turkish oppression withdrew from Gramos, passing through the Macedonian mountains. They settled the surroundings of the mountain Osogovo, particularly the village Vrbica, in Kochani’s district. Nowadays, they can be seen dressed in black, on market days through the towns of Eastern Macedonia. In spring, before they leave on their nomadic trip with the flocks of sheep, at first they fleece the sheep and make various handmade products for domestic use. During their stay in the mountains, they are occupied with milk production and manufacturing. They live a quiet nomadic life, moving themselves from one pasture to another with their whole equipment. They spend the winter period in the warmer districts, along the valley of the Vardar River.

A documentary showing the cultivation and industrial processing of silk cocoons.

Motifs from the life of the Macedonian people, through their folk art presented with fabrics, carvings, architecture, agricultural crops specific to this region, up to the folk songs and dances that cultural and artistic societies have the opportunity to present at the festivals in Bitola and Shtip.

A documentary showing the wedding customs in the village of Miravci, near Gevgelija.