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May Day!

"May Day! follows Oxford's thousand-year old tradition of May Morning, attempting to find out how the celebration has survived the separation between the land and its people and how it shapes and contributes to our nation's sense of self."

2026-05-01 en 73m
Documentary
May Day! is a feature-length documentary which follows Oxford's thousand-year old tradition of May Morning, the largest celebration of its kind, regularly attracting over 15,000 people each year. It is a collage-like portrait of the tradition, attempting to find out how the celebration has survived the separation between the land and its people, what the pagan festival means thousands of years after its inception, and how it shapes and contributes to our nation's sense of self.

Director

Max Morgan

Producer

Max Morgan

Producer

Isaaq Tomkins

Editor

Charlotte Archer

Editor

Max Morgan

oxford folklore environmental documentary local community

Status

Post Production

Budget

$3,000

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • nocturne productions