THE QUEEN OF SHIMANO

(tx title: LIBERATION BY BIKE)

A short film for CHANNEL 4 series THE SLOT

 

director-writer:

Helen Miller

producer:

Martin Rosenbaum

production company:

Worldwide Pictures Limited

series editor at C4:

Karen Brown

narrator:

Valerie Gogan

editor:

Bob Cassidy

camera:

Belinda Parsons
Helen Miller

sound:

Greg Bailey

thanks:

Sooz Chengia

running time:

3'

film/video:

super 16mm/8mm film

completion:

1999

©

C4 TELEVISION

tx

C4 9.02.1999

Background

In 1999, the Post Office issued a special edition of stamps to mark forthcoming Millenium, each one designed by a British artist and celebrating something that had been achieved in Britain during the previous century. Channel Four commissioned a series of films to coincide with the release of the stamps. One was 'Liberation by Bike', a celebration of how 19th century women found their freedom on a bicycle.

Synopsis

A London bike courier has a package to deliver. As she ducks and dives through the traffic, she recalls her cycling memories. From stabilisers to the Tour de France, she tells a vivid story of a girl and her wheels.

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