A great new film: VEER
"...Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters over the course of a year, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their personal struggles and triumphs. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community, and how social movements are formed. The film is narrated by Mathew Modine, renowned actor and bicycle advocate..."
See the trailer at: http://www.veerthemovie.com/ . A copy of VEER has now arrived in Whakatane. Contact Us if you'd like to host a screening.
Beauty & the Bike
Every turn of the wheel is a revolution
"Being happy cyclists ourselves, we realized that girls and women in Britain rarely use a bicycle, whilst a bike is a must for teenagers in many other European countries. So we decided to document the individual reasons, cultural backgrounds and political constraints on a human being’s decision about how to get from A to B...."
"...now that urban travel has taken centre stage in a new and radically different kind of production – the battle against global warming – the urgent need to change CO2 emitting urban travel habits is requiring planners to take account of the cultural climate their apparently technical solutions have spawned. Beauty and the Bike is a cultural urban travel project that aims to help urban traffic planners, by looking at one such mobility culture – that of the teenage girl and young woman."
View an 8 minute clip HERE from the up-coming DVD, available now in Whakatane.
NOTE: The European cycling dynamic is entirely different from the US "bicycling" culture, and may better suit NZ as a model. Also note lack of bike helmets in Europe, particularly relevent where cyclists are separated from motorised traffic.
KLUNKERZ
The pioneer Mountain Bikers scavenged from dumpsters and junkyards, sometimes adapting motorcycle parts to suit their needs. It was from these humble beginnings that a billion dollar industry, a new form of recreation for the masses, and an Olympic event, were born. Read MORE
"They re-invented the wheel"
Available to borrow from REAP house, Pyne Street, Whakatane
We Are Traffic & Return of the Scorcher
Return of the Scorcher - This half-hour documentary looks at bike culture and bike lifestyles around the world with beautiful and inspiring scenes of bike use filmed in China, The Netherlands, Denmark, and the U.S.
We are Traffic - chronicles the history and development of the "Critical Mass" bicycle movement. With traffic congestion, pollution, and road rage on the rise, growing numbers around the world are advocating for transportation alternatives, and Critical Mass is at the cutting edge of this mindset.
Available to borrow from REAP house, Pyne Street, Whakatane
