Film Record: Traditional Country Wedding in Aland, A

Still image of the film pictured in the PSA Journal, Nov. 1971, 42.

Date produced: 1971

Filmmaker(s):

Axel Olson

Languages:

English

Duration:

00:23:00

Format:

16mm

Awards/Recognition:

PSA Ten Best 1971
PSA MPD Gold Medal Award 1971
PSA MPD Documentary Award 1971

Description:

"A Traditional Country Wedding in Aland by A. O. Olson a PSA member of San Francisco, Calif. Axel has recorded an all-but-disappeared ritual in this tiny island between Finland and Sweden. This 23-minute 16-mm film was awarded the PSA-MPD Gold Medal and the Documentary Film Award" PSA Journal, Nov. 1971, 42.

Resources:

The film was included in the 1971, 42nd PSA-MPD Film Festival Show program (PSA Journal, Sept. 1971, 35).

Locations:

• Aland, Finland (Filming)

Subjects:

• Europe
•      Geography
•               Weddings

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

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