Don't Knock the Ox (1970)
- Directed by
- Tony Ianzelo
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A short documentary about an ox-pulling competition at a Nova Scotia fair. It shows teams of oxen dragging heavy sleds, and the event is a link to the region's agricultural past.
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What happens
Don't Knock the Ox is a 1970 short documentary film, directed by Tony Ianzelo National Film Board of Canada. The International Ox Pull, highlight of the Bridgewater, Nova Scotia annual fair, is a hold-over from the pioneer past when oxen cleared the land and tilled the soil. These beasts of burden have lost none of their pulling power, as demonstrated when they drag tons of weight loaded on sleds, with the winner pulling up to six tons. The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards in 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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