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OSKEE WEE WEE

William Pettigrew · Canada · Documentary / Sports · 11 min · 14K views

Directed by William Pettigrew · Starring Donald Brittain · 1968

A playful portrait of Grey Cup fever in Ottawa, following the Hamilton Tiger-Cats against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the fans chanting their famous 'Oskee Wee Wee'.

A zany time capsule of 1960s Canadian football mania, as much about the fans as the game.

This documentary is a zany portrait of the particular fever that hits the city of Ottawa, Ontario, during Grey Cup finals. The film is as much about the football game, where the Hamilton Tiger Cats face the Saskatchewan

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