Oss Oss Wee Oss

Oss Oss Wee Oss

1953
12m
6.0

6.0/10

1 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

Padstow, a fishing village on the coast of Cornwall, celebrates May Day with an ancient custom: two osses (hobby-horses) dance through the town streets accompanied by drums and accordions. All Padstownians participate in the event, which has now become a tourist attraction drawing over tens of thousands of annual visitors. Folklorists Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy and filmmaker George Pickow collected footage at the festival in 1951, producing a pioneering work in the use of sound, low-light photography, and conversational presentation of narrative. A favorite of Margaret Mead, who used it in her classes, the film circulated widely and continues to have influence today, especially in the neo-Pagan community.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Folk Films English Folk Dance and Song Society
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

short film

Quick Facts

Release Date January 2, 1953
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1974330

Cast

Charlie Chilton
Charlie Chilton

Himself - Narrator

Charlie Bate
Charlie Bate

Himself - Narrator

Key Crew

Alan Lomax
Director
Alan Lomax
Writer
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