Havana Glasgow Film Festival Opening Night: Bike-Powered Bicycle Stories
Schedule
Tue Nov 11 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:45 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Centre for Contemporary Arts | Glasgow, SC
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A programme of short documentaries – bicycle-powered – relating to bikes, exploring resilience, activism, ingenuity and the joy of two wheels, from Cuba to Germany to Scotland!We start with Cuba Bicycles: A Rolling History – a selection of four short documentaries curated by Professor Jennifer Hosek, Queens University Ontario which chart Havana’s cycling culture from the 1990s to today.
We then explore how delivery cyclists in Berlin and Edinburgh are standing up to exploitative practices.
Followed by a panel discussion with Jennifer Hosek, Queens University Ontario, Emily Morris, Research Fellow UCL Institute of the Americas, Xabier Villares, Secretary of the Workers´ Observatory and Camille Warrington from Shawlands Bike Bus.
Content Advisories: This program is suitable for all ages and contains no significant distressing content. The films are observational, focusing on culture, history, and community. General audiences should find them uplifting and informative.
Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.
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Where is it happening?
Centre for Contemporary Arts, 336-356 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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