“The Old Ways” - Doc about animist indigenous roots of Europe
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By Kat
$176 displayed raised · 1 season · best rank #856 in Season 7
Retracing Europes pre-christian Customs and Rituals that are still alive and allowing the…
Aboriginal SymbolsAdventure CinemaAncestral HealingAncestral KnowledgeAncient RitualAnthropologyArt Culture Identity Psychology Web3BelongingCultural HeritageCultural PreservationHerbalismIndigenous Wisdom decentralizedindigenousarts-mediaculture-identityhealth-wellnessfilm-storytelling
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About
I'm making a documentary about old nature traditions in Europe. I'll travel to meet the people who still keep these stories, songs, and rituals alive, film them, and share their wisdom in a beautiful film so these traditions aren't forgotten.
Impact
This project follows the threads of Europe’s old ways that still survive. By sharing folk traditions, ancestral memory, and animist wisdom, the film invites Europeans to reconnect with an earth-rooted spirituality, remember our relationship with the
Progress
I completed a first crowdfunding campaign that allowed me to deepen my research and develop the project. The foundation is now built: the concept, research, and connections are in place, and I am ready to begin filming.
Team
I have spent years researching Europe’s surviving pagan traditions and sharing this knowledge through land-based practices. With 12 years of film and documentary experience, I bring them into an audio-visual archive that reconnects us with our roots.
Funding
| Sales | Venus | S+V | Match | S+V+M | Venus extras | Prize | V2+M+P | V2/S | (V2+M)/S | (V2+M+P)/S | Raised | Available | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 7 | $33 | $50 | $83 | $83 | $166 | $0 | $10 | $143 | 1.5x | 4.0x | 4.3x | $176 | — |
| Total | $33 | $50 | $83 | $83 | $166 | $0 | $10 | $143 | — | — | — | $176 | — |
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Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/the-old-ways---doc-about-animist-indigenous-roots-of-europe
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