Folktales (Adaptations) Films

“Rapunzel” is about a young girl’s struggle with independence.

An Appalachian version of the classic story of the courage and loyalty of two children abandoned in the forest.

In a contest with the devil, a Civil War soldier must not wash nor pray for seven years.

Set in the rural South in the early years of World War II, Ashpet is a version of Cinderella, the world's most popular folk tale.

In this comic variant of the tale type , "The Master Thief, a poor laborer's son wants to marry the dentist's daughter.

With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl outwits a witch and an ogre to save herself and her sisters.

Jack catches Death in a sack in this Appalachian tale.

An American version of the classic story.