Across the Forest Trailer

In the mountains of Transylvania, ancient beliefs in the supernatural can still be found. These beliefs are quickly dying out as the world modernizes around the tiny villages of the Carpathians. Two American filmmakers journey across the forest to collect stories of vampires, werewolves and forest spirits. Through conversations with Romanian villagers, the filmmakers take the viewer on a bizarre journey into the supernatural beliefs of a world that is rarely glimpsed and will never be seen again.

Presented here is the living folklore that haunts the collective imagination of Transylvania. See for yourself the tiny villages and ancient customs of this little known corner of the world. Devoid of reenactments and sensationalism, this documentary proves that fact can be stranger than fiction.

www.acrosstheforest.com

Category:

Education

Tags:

• vampires
• werewolves
• ghosts
• transylvania
• romania
• documentary
• strigoi
• cluj
• supernatural

[TalvellaMaa]

I have to own this video!

[1992Gerwin1992]

im form holland and know some people from cluj, reghin,mures,and other places...never heard of this...:P

[biancaCaravtov]

@acrosstheforest

I am Romanian so yes I've heard of the terms. I come from Iasi ( to be honest don't know why I am typing in English since both of us know Romanian) :)

I suppose in the countryside they still tell the stories . I wasn't brought up with those kind of stories so even though I want to I don't necessary believe in them .. do you ?

[acrosstheforest]

@biancaCaravtov

It is a normal country, and you are correct that in the cities the beliefs in the supernatural are not very strong, especially amongst the younger people.

I have lived in Cluj, and visited Baia Mare, Satu Mare, Timisoara, etc.

If you are honest then you know that in the villages people still tell stories of strigoi, varcolaci/pricolici, fata padurii/mama padurii. Does that mean they are real? Don't know.

Have you heard of those terms? They are in Romanian.

[biancaCaravtov]

seriously I have never heard such bulls**t .. I come from Romania/ Transilvania and trust me there are no evil spirits or vampires or anything for that matter ..

It's just a normal country .. jeez