
Bikes for Africa
Old Wheels. New Lives.
Genres
Overview
Bikes for Africa is an entertaining, insightful and moving documentary following the life adventures of Hap Cameron and Mandy Todd, and their attempt to help implement a self sustainable bike workshop in rural Namibia with a container load secondhand donated bikes from Melbourne. The film investigates how a bicycle can fundamentally change the lives of rural Africans, and brings to focus the great works of two-wheeled charities Bicycles for Humanity and the Bicycling Empowerment Network Namibia.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
68 min
Release Date
2013-05-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Hap Cameron
Himself
Amanda Todd
Herself
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