MOVED ONLINE: MOTHERLOAD Movie

MOVED ONLINE: MOTHERLOAD

SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Live Event Canceled, but you can watch Motherload online!
Joy Ride Bicycle Shop and Deschutes River Cyclery in partnership with Intercity Transit’s Bicycle Commuter Challenge present
MOTHERLOAD
Pre-film bike demonstrations outside the Capitol Theater
Post-film Q&A with local bicycling moms Lauren Jenks, Anna Zivarts, Amy Ramsay, and more! Hosted by Stefanie Randolph.
12:00pm bike demonstrations / 1:30pm show
$10 general / $7 members
Tickets available online or at the box office one hour prior to showtime.

Ride into town and catch the fresh documentary MOTHERLOAD at the Capitol Theater on
April 5! Join Deschutes River Cyclery, Joy Ride Bikes and Intercity Transit for cargo bike demonstrations on 5th avenue in front of the Capitol Theater beginning at noon before the film. Ride bikes and talk to other local families who use bicycles to get around.
MOTHERLOAD is a crowdsourced documentary in which the cargo bicycle
becomes a vehicle for exploring motherhood in this digital age of climate change. The
film follows director and new mother Liz Canning on her quest to understand the
increasing tension between modern life and our hunter-gatherer DNA, and how cargo
bikes offer a solution. As Liz meets the people behind this push to replace cars with
purpose-built bikes, she learns about the history and potential future of the bicycle as
the “ultimate social revolutionizer.” Conflict arises when characters encounter cultural
resistance, in particular bikelash focused on women and mothers. MOTHERLOAD
draws connections here to the struggle of cyclist Suffragettes and to women’s seemingly
endless fight for bodily autonomy. Ultimately, Liz’s experiences as a cyclist, as a mother,
and in discovering the cargo bike world, teach her that sustainability is not necessarily
about compromise and sacrifice, and that there are few things more empowering in an
age of consumption than the ability to create everything from what seems to be nothing.