Event

Portland Program 4 - AYAMYE*

AFRICYCLE
Canada 2006 | Super8 10 min.
Dir. Benny Zenga
A youth-run charity collects used bicycles to repair and send to Africa.

BACK TO BACK
USA 2002 | 16mm 4 min.
Dir. Heather Lenz
A cycling enthusiast builds an unusual bicycle for himself and his wife and learns there is more to bike riding than winning races.

BY BICYCLE
USA 2006 | DV 7 min.
Dir. Kevin Freeny-Mike Kitson
Man rides his bike outside of Portland.

THE BICYCLE: BERYL THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
UK 2006 | Various Mediums 3 min.
Dir. Kate Siney
BRIT DOCS Selection

RIDING BIKES & ROBBING TRAINS
UK 2006 | Various Mediums 3 min.
Dir. Philip Parkin
BRIT DOCS Selection

THE BICYCLE: FIGHTING AIDS WITH COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Canada 2006 | DV 14 min.
Dir. Katerina Cizek
An intimate look at AIDS through the eyes of Pax Chingawale, a resident of South Africa.

AYAMYE*
GOODNESS, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY
USA 2007 | DV 40 min.
Dir. Eric Matthies, Tricia Todd
In Ghana, a rural village eagerly awaits a shipment of recycled bicycles from the United States. The majority of the bikes are sold in a colorful frenzy to pay for shipping costs, while the best bikes are set aside to take to the village.
Ayamye* chronicles the lives of Nurse Letitia and Seth before they get the bicycles and again one year later. These two individuals are very different from each other, the common thread being the need for transportation and the wish for positive development in their community. Ayamye is a moving, life-affirming film that proves sustainable solutions to crisis are not always complex.