Event

SF Program 4 - Ayamye*

BICYCLE SAMBA
UK 2005 | DV 2 min.
Dir. Sophie Clements
Samba on bicycles! All sounds directly from the bikes - no added or altered sounds.

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

CHAIN
USA 2006 | 16 mm 5 min.
Dir. Ana Ribeiro
The last Friday of every month in San Francisco there is a bike ride.

THE BICYCLE: FIGHTING AIDS WITH COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Canada 2006 | DV 14min.
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.