With My Own Two Wheels
With My Own Two Wheels is a 2010 film by brothers Jacob & Isaac Seigel-Boettner about the transformational power of bicycles.[1] It was screened at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado.[2]
Synopsis
It focuses on five individuals from around the world: Fred, a caregiver from Zambia who rides from village to village visiting AIDS patients; Carlos in Guatemala, who invented a pedal-powered device that offers a small-scale alternative to diesel-fueled machines; Sharkey, who avoids gang life by working in a Santa Barbara, California neighborhood bike shop; Bharati, a young girl in India who gets an education because she has a bicycle to ride to school; and Mirriam, a bike mechanic in Ghana stricken with Polio.[3]
Awards
- Official Selection - San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
- Official Selection - Santa Barbara International Film Festival
- Nominee – 2011 Fund for Santa Barbara Social Justice in Documentary Film Award
- Winner - Judith Lee Stronach Baccalaureate Prize – UC Berkeley
See also
References
- ↑ James Mills (Jun 25, 2011). "With My Own Two Wheels". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ "With My Own Two Wheels". Mountainfilm, LTD. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- ↑ "With My Own Two Wheels". IMDb. Retrieved 2011-07-12.