Extraordinary Rituals: Minisodes

Watch exclusive short films made by the Extraordinary Rituals team

Behind the scenes of Oto Matsuri - Yuji's Story—Series 1, Great Gatherings
Yuji Moromoto takes his 3 year old great nephew to the fire festival for the first time
Behind the scenes of the Pasola - the ritual battle to spill human blood—Series 1, Great Gatherings
Pasola can only happen once the seaworms arrive. The crew wait, but will they come?
Behind the scenes filming Oto Matsuri - a Japanese festival of fire—Series 1, Great Gatherings
The challenges of filming the Japanese fire festival of Oto Matsuri
Web exclusive: Exploding sledgehammers in a Mexican town
This centuries old ritual, which takes place at lent remembers a rivalry between two clans
Web exclusive: Big wave surfing - the new ritual—Series 1, Changing World
Extreme big wave surfers take on monster waves with the help of a new ritual.
Web exclusive: Bonsai - the endless ritual—Series 1, Changing World
Decades of intimate nurture link Bonsai masters to their trees and to time itself.
Behind the scenes in Papua New Guinea - becoming a woman—Series 1, Circle of Life
Girls take on crocodile power with a brutal initiation into womanhood.
Behind the scenes at a Kayapo birth - a race against time—Series 1, Circle of Life
The crew race to film a birth in the Amazon.