Motherload

Film Info
Director:Liz Canning
Film Category:Bikes
Family & Kids
Women
Local Filmmaker
Running Time:81 min.
Country:USA
Premiere:Local Filmmaker

Description

Frustrated with a feeling of disconnect from her experiences and surroundings, long time cyclist and mother, director Liz Canning, sought to recapture the freedom and relationship to nature she experienced in the saddle of a bicycle. As a new mother, Liz felt a sudden dependance on her car to transport the kids, creating a sense of isolation and a moral conflict over this reliance on a gas-powered vehicle. Living in Northern California, in an area teeming with cyclists, she sought out other riders to figure out how to make her life work on two wheels. Once she opened her eyes to the possibility of an alternative lifestyle, she began to notice other mothers, fathers, shop owners, and neighbors on cargo bikes, carrying children, farmers’ market purchases, packages, and more. What began as an individual quest for a better, more sustainable lifestyle turned into a crowd sourced documentary project and the evolution of a community of cargo bike riders redefining the possibilities of a more ecological and efficient transportation infrastructure.   -MR

 

Co-presented by Warm Planet Bikes.