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THE QUEEN OF SHIMANO
(tx title: LIBERATION BY BIKE)
a short film for CHANNEL 4 series THE SLOT
made by
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director-writer:
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Helen Miller
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producer:
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Martin Rosenbaum
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production company:
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Worldwide Pictures Limited
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series editor at C4:
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Karen Brown
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narrator:
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Valerie Gogan
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editor:
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Bob Cassidy
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camera:
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Belinda Parsons
Helen Miller
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sound:
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Greg Bailey
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thanks:
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Sooz Chengia
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running time:
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3'
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film/video:
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super 16mm/8mm film
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completion:
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1999
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©
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C4 TELEVISION
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tx
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C4 9.02.1999
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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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