Year of the Bicycle - Cradle of Creativity

The Year of The Bicycle’ is a tale of friendship stretched across race and time. Amelia and Andile, children from very different backgrounds, befriend one another over a garden wall. Ten years later, they have become estranged, and, in separate accidents, fall into a concussion at the same moment. They meet again in each other’s confused minds. Their bodies are broken but their thoughts are very loud as they reach out for contact. While piecing together fragments of self, their memories draw them back to 1997; the year of Ninja Turtles, bicycles, and tazos. And the year when their friendship was shattered by a place in which it is impossible for even a child to feel at ease.
Writer: Joanna Evans (South Africa)
Director: Dara Beth
Cast: Samantha Carlisle, Kamogelo Mhlantla

Age: 10-14 Years
Language: English with isiXhosa
Duration: 50 minutes