Fredrik Gertten

Bikes vs Cars

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Bikes vs Cars

Fredrik Gertten

2015

91 min.

Sweden

English, Spanish and Portuguese

Subtitles: Catalan and Spanish

The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year.

Topic:

Environment

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Show

Direction

Fredrik Gertten

Executive Production

Fredrik Gertten, Chris Paine

Sound

Alexander Thörnqvist

Distribution

DocsBarcelona Distribution

Production

Margarete Jangard, Elin Kamlert, WG Film

Edit

Benjamin Binderup, Morten Giese, Klaus de León Heinecke, Sascha Fülscher, Phil Jandaly

Múusic

Florencia Di Concilio

Datasheet

Direction

Fredrik Gertten

Executive Production

Fredrik Gertten, Chris Paine

Sound

Alexander Thörnqvist

Distribution

DocsBarcelona Distribution

Production

Margarete Jangard, Elin Kamlert, WG Film

Edit

Benjamin Binderup, Morten Giese, Klaus de León Heinecke, Sascha Fülscher, Phil Jandaly

Múusic

Florencia Di Concilio

Synopsis

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.

About the direction

Fredrik Gertten

Director

Fredrik Gertten, Director is an award-winning director and journalist based in Malmö, Sweden, and ow...

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Awards and festivals

South By Southwest

USA, 2015

Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

USA, 2015

DocsBarcelona

Spain, 2015

Menció Especial, Docs Against Gravity Film Festival

Poland, 2015

Premi del Públic, UK Green Film Festival

UK, 2015

Menció Honorífica, Tempo Documentary Festival

Sweden, 2015

Premi a la Millor Pel·lícula, CinemAmbiente - Environmental Film Festival

Italy, 2015

Fredrik Gertten

Bikes vs Cars

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Reviews

“

Breezy, intelligent, diffuse but uncluttered, Fredrik Gertten's documentary "Bikes vs Cars" could be called a tale of congestion-plagued cities.
— News York Times

“

Gertten has put in the time to capture how these cities' unique scenarios unfold to mount a compelling case against the powerful automotive, oil and construction lobbies.
— Los Angeles Times

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Watching a teacher lead a group of schoolchildren around busy Bogot on their little bikes, teaching them how to safely navigate their city on their own power, you might feel hopeful for the future of eco-friendly transportation.
— Village Voice

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