The Filmoteca collaborates with DocsValencia on its tenth anniversary, becoming the seat of the cycle dedicated to the filmmaker, producer and Swedish journalist Fredrik Gertten. Through his production company WG Film, he makes documentaries that investigate and denounce the global patterns of kleptocracy, the corruption, the operation of lobbies, financialization and extractivism, practices that involve attacks on human rights and lead to precariousness for large groups of the population. In Push, Gertten accompanies the UN Special Rapporteur on Housing to different countries, to try to understand who and why they expel citizens from their homes and cities. Breaking Social exposes how the social contract has been violated by the ultra-rich. Bikes vs Cars introduces a reflection on climate change and sustainability by analyzing the problems brought about by the urban dominance of cars versus bicycles. In Big Boys Gone Bananas! shows the process of harassment and lawsuits that the multinational Dole Food Company developed against Gertten for a previous documentary in which he denounced the struggle of twelve Nicaraguan agricultural workers against the corporation. Gertten has received numerous awards and international recognition both in the cinematographic field and in the defense of Human Rights. The filmmaker will present his work to the Valencian public in our room.
20.05.26 WEDNESDAY / 18.00 h
Bikes vs Cars
FREDERICK GERTTEN. sweden. 2015. VOS SPANISH. Color. 91′. DCP.
In a context dominated by climate change, the depletion of fossil resources and pollution, the bicycle stands as a powerful tool for change. Activists and cities around the world are advocating for a new model. Economic powers will allow it?
