We Are Traffic! / Return of the Scorcher
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NOW ON DVD!
Disc includes both bikeumentaries
(We aren't blocking traffic) We Are Traffic!
A Movie About Critical Mass and
Return of the Scorcher,
plus bonus
Revisiting Return of the Scorcher and
Changing the Mindset: Creating More Livable Cities
We Are Traffic! chronicles the history and development of the "Critical Mass" bicycle movement, one of the most spirited and dynamic social/political movements of the apathetic 90s. In over 200 cities in 14 different countries, Critical Mass has now become a monthly ritual of reclaiming the streets by bicycle activists riding en masse.
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.
We Are Traffic! tracks this leaderless, grassroots movement from its beginnings in San Francisco in 1992 to its spread across the globe. With a radical direct-action approach the participants of Critical Mass are celebrating the bicycle and in turn taking on perhaps the century's most sacred cow: the automobile.
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.
In the 1890s, before automobiles ruled the roads, bicyclists were referred to as "Scorchers" because of their blazing speed. A century later, in a world filled with car-related environmental and social problems, Return of the Scorcher discovers an inspired and evolving bicycling renaissance.
This documentary touches on a surprising variety of subjects including romance, rebellion, early feminism, and spirituality - all viewed within the context of bicycling. Return of the Scorcher questions our obsession with "progress" and status and presents a diverse cross-section of cycling visionaries who see the bicycle as a life-affirming vehicle for change.
Featured interviewees include: Marcia Lowe, Michael Replogle, Iain Boal, Ellen Fletcher, George Bliss and others.
Credits:
Produced by Ted White
Web Url:
www.tedwhitegreenlight.com
Film Date:
2005
Film Length:
88 Awards:
1st Prize EarthVision Environmental Film Fest
Also selected for screening at:
Greendance Film Festival
Golden Film Festival
Brattleboro Environmental Film Festival
Planet in Focus: Toronto Intl Environmental Film Festival
Film Review(s):
". . . this festive look at a burgeoning movement is a fine invitation to join the freewheeling crowds -- or at least cheer from the sidewalk to encourage the demise of fossil-fueled tyranny." -- Sierra Magazine
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