Wildsight Kimberley-Cranbrook’s ‘One Planet Film Series’ is back. Playing in both Kimberley and Cranbrook, this season features four evenings of award winning documentaries to give inspiration and affirmation of lifestyles and actions that are sustainable for our planet.

First up is an evening on bike cultures around the world, featuring two films: Riding Bikes with the Dutch and With My Own Two Wheels. Both films will be shown in Cranbrook on Thursday, September 27 at the College of the Rockies Lecture Theatre and in Kimberley on Friday, October 5 at Centre 64. The shows start at 7:30 p.m. with admission by donation

With My Own Two Wheels (44 min) spins an intriguing story of what bicycles mean to people around the world. To some it is a choice and an eco-conscious mode of transportation. For countless others across the globe, it is much more. For Fred, a health worker in Zambia, the bicycle is a means of reaching twice as many patients. For Bharati, a teenager in India, it provides access to education. For Mirriam, a disabled Ghanaian woman, working on bicycles is an escape from the stigma attached to disabled people in her community. For Carlos, a farmer in Guatemala, pedal power is a way to help neighbors reduce their impact on the environment. For Sharkey, a young man in California, the bicycle is an escape from the gangs that consume so many of his peers.  With My Own Two Wheels weaves together the experiences of these five individuals into a single story about how the bicycle can change the world—one pedal stroke at a time.

Riding Bikes with the Dutch (38 min) Filmmaker Michael Bauch’s light-hearted and intriguing film recaptures the fun of biking for the everyday person and the positive ramifications for our families and society at large. The film weaves through the beautiful streets of Amsterdam to show the variety of bikes and diversity of people that carry on daily life throughout the city. By doing a home exchange with another family in Amsterdam, Michael, his wife and young son are able to document the bicycle-centered lifestyle of the Dutch through the eyes of residents actually living in the city. When Bauch returns home to Long Beach with his family he begins to see the amazing transformation of his own city. Has the biking lifestyle followed them home? Is Long Beach the next Amsterdam? Come along for the ride!

Upcoming  films in the One Planet Film Series are:

Mad City Chickens
Cranbrook -Thurs Oct 25 & Kimberley – Fri Oct 26
The Economics of Happiness
Cranbrook -Thurs Nov 22 & Kimberley – Fri Nov 30
Surviving Progress
Cranbrook -Thurs Jan 31 & Kimberley – Fri Feb 1

More information on the film series is available at www.wildsight.ca or by calling Helen Sander at 250-427-2535 ext 222.

Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook works to protect local biodiversity and promote environmental sustainability in our communities.

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