Oss Oss Wee Oss
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.
Year: 1953
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Folk Films, English Folk Dance and Song Society
Director: Alan Lomax
Cast: Charlie Chilton, Charlie Bate
Crew: Alan Lomax (Director), Alan Lomax (Writer), George Pickow (Cinematography)
Runtime: 12 minutes
Release: Jan 02, 1953
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : short film
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