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BIKES VS. CARS documentary director Fredrik Gertten shares the trailer and clips from his biketivism documentary that explores the true costs of an auto-reliant society. With personal cars using up precious resources, real estate, and contributing to the environmental destruction of the Earth, Gertten’s film goes beyond the temporary fix of green cars and gives larger voice to activists that are encouraging people to switch to bicycles. From Sao Paolo, to Los Angeles, and all around the world, look at the costs and cures for automobile dependence in this interview filmed at the 2015 SXSW premiere of the film, on BYOD hosted by Ondi Timoner. FILM & GUEST INFO: BIKES VS. CARS - Director, Fredrik Gertten The bicycle, an amazing tool for change. Activists and cities all over the world are moving towards a new system. But will the economic powers allow it? Bikes vs Cars, a new film project from BANANAS!* and Big Boys Gone Bananas!* director Fredrik Gertten, looks into and investigates the daily global drama in traffic around the world. Fredrik Gertten, the director of Bikes vs Cars is a Swedish award winning director and journalist. His latest works BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!* (2012) and BANANAS!* (2009) have met an audience in over 80 countries including leading festivals as Sundance, Berlinale, Hot Docs, Toronto, IDFA, Amsterdam, Melbourne IFF, Sao Paulo IFF, Sheffield. In Sweden the sale of FairTrade bananas more than doubled after the release of the films. In 1994 Fredrik founded the production company WG Film. Before he worked as a foreign correspondent and columnist for radio, TV and press in Africa, Latin America, Asia and around Europe. Today he combines filmmaking with a role as a creative producer on WG Film - famous for local stories with a global understanding, with several films catching the identity and transformation of his hometown. ADD’L LINKS: http://www.bikes-vs-cars.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/BIKES-vs-CARS/471560182885475 https://twitter.com/bikes_vs_cars https://twitter.com/FredrikGertten http://thelip.tv/show/byod-bring-your-own-doc/ http://thelip.tv/ BYOD Full Episodes Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyl_j7ziZeY&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGdZbrANmO6kYPy8IQC0GiN_&index=1 BYOD Short Clips Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEUqFtPETwc&index=1&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGeu2DCf6Ouo7hTsA5QB2MAL http://www.youtube.com/theliptv https://www.facebook.com/BYODOC?directed_target_id=0 https://www.facebook.com/thelip.tv?ref=hl EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Welcoming Fredrik Gertten, director of Bikes vs. Cars. 01:01 From BANANAS! to BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!, to BIKES VS.CARS. 01:40 Malmö, Sweden--a city of bicycles. 02:50 Biketivism and keeping our feet on the grass. 04:45 BIKES VS. CARS, Clip: Housing cars. 05:54 How cars affect cities, and how bikes beautify urban areas. 08:27 BIKES VS. CARS, Clip: Rush Hour in Sao Paolo. 10:18 The true consumption of cars. 12:10 Electric bikes. 13:20 Bringing drama to ecological activism & the truly eco-friendly screening. 16:40 Dangers for bike riders and the bike movement. 19:48 Distributing the movie, and crowd sourced screenings. 21:06 BIKES VS. CARS, Trailer.