Oss Oss Wee Oss poster

Oss Oss Wee Oss

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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
English
  • short film

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Director

Alan Lomax

Writers

Alan Lomax

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical2 Jan 1953

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Oss Oss Wee Oss was released on 2 January 1953.

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