Strut (2001)

STRUT spotlights the world of the Philadelphia Mummers and their annual parade Each New Years Day electricians longshoremen plumbers cops and other working class wizards transform the City of Brotherly Love into the world capital of Surrealism Their boundless celebration of life liberty and the pursuit of joy capture the heart and soul of America The parade is a delicious melting pot of precolonial history Vaudeville slapstick cultural diversity and 4minute Broadway shows But the real flavor comes from the Mummers thrmselves who personify what we hold most dear The mandate of freedom and selfexpression the power of family and fraternity the lessons of the immigrant experience and the extraordinary inclusiveness and tolerance of everyone except the competition Shot with no script and an easyshifting point of view the Mummers colorful tale is told through revealing interviews new and vintage footage dazzling still photos and irresistible music