Wao Bike Film Night #2, featuring NZ films Inshallah and One Day Ahead + a discussion with Film Makers.

The Bike Film Nights tell the stories of everyday people from all over the globe, who reveal the unique power of the bicycle to change lives and build a better world.

Through their stories, we uncover the overlooked potential of this 200-year-old machine, learning that in the face of our seemingly insurmountable global challenges, hope lies in the simple act of riding our bikes.

Be inspired and join the GetSMART revolution.

Featuring two Kiwi documentaries: Inshallah and One Day Ahead

Ticket $15. Booking required.

17 Oct Program:

After a warm welcome from Wao, NZ-film makers Georgia and Isobel will introduce their film (NZ premiere!)

Inshallah: 2023, 19min, NZ, Directors Georgia Merton and Isobel Ewing.

A couple of Kiwi women plunge into the mountains of northern Pakistan and discover beauty in many forms. This film is a celebration of winging it, of travel by bicycle and of the power of exploration to obliterate preconceptions and understand our fellow humans.

We will follow the screening with a Q&A with Georgia and Isobel, so make sure you have a bunch of questions lined up!

One Day Ahead: 2019, 52 minutes, NZ, Director Matthew Jenke

ONE DAY AHEAD provides the inside story of eight ordinary kiwi blokes, who didn’t know each other prior to the undertaking of the 2018 Tour de France, united by the joy of riding bikes. The film itself is a microcosm of life compressed into 21 stages of the tour itself with the highs and lows of human emotions, as eight individuals bond to become a team of one to finish one of the world’s toughest and arguably most famous cycle races.

While One Day Ahead is about cycling, the documentary is a story of personal journeys to achieve an ambitious goal. It depicts with dedicated focus, sacrifice and the support of others that your goals are achievable – which is a message the film maker would like viewers to take home

After the screenings, grab a drink at the cinema's cafe/bar, and mingle with like-minded bike enthusiasts.