Revolutions is a short documentary that asks sports enthusiasts, brands, and manufacturers to think differently about environmental sustainability by putting sporting goods at the centre of the conversation. The film uses the bike as a storytelling device to ask some important questions about sustainability such as: What happens to our “toys” when we’re done with them? What happens to a bike at its end-of-life stage? What would it take to design everything with the end in mind?
With an estimated 18 million new bikes purchased each year in America alone (National Bicycle Dealers Association, 2015), the bicycle has become an important cultural text that has largely managed to elide environmental criticisms even though it ends up in the landfill with all of our other garbage.
On behalf of the Centre for Sport and Sustainability, join Dr. Courtney Szto, Executive Producer and Queen’s University Associate Professor of Physical Cultures and Intersectional Justice for a film screening and Q&A.
When: October 3rd, 2024 at 5pm
Where: BC Hydro Theatre, CIRS building, 2260 West Mall, UBC Point Grey Campus
Please visit the Eventbrite page for more information and tickets.
Land Acknowledgment: UBC’s Point Grey Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The land it is situated on has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam people, who for millennia have passed on in their culture, history, and traditions from one generation to the next on this site.
Accessibility: See Footprint Map for entrances and accessibility information.
Bike Parking: There are bike racks located outside of the main entrance to the CIRS building. Information on renting access to a secure bike cage in the Health Sciences Parkade can be found here.
Transit: The CIRS building is a 10 minute walk from the UBC bus loop.
Car Parking: Information on parking can be found here.
Other information: The run-time for Revolutions is 15 minutes.
This documentary draws on research supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.