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SF URBAN FILM FEST

Panel Discussion: Designing Urban Mobility For Empowerment

SFUFF 2017 / Panel

Description

Designing Urban Mobility For Empowerment

How does design empower city dwellers to switch between different mobility solutions from walking, riding transit, driving a car, or riding a bike?

Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm
Space: Google Non-Profit Space
Cost: Free
Co-presenter: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Moderator: Lawrence Li

Panelists:
Greg Fisher, Filmmaker, “Stylish Spokes”
Lisa Fisher, Urban Planner / LEED AP / Sustainable City Lead – ‎SF Planning Department
Janice Li, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

Films

“We Are In Crises” (3 min, Dir. Dylan McLaughlin, 2016) – A lyrical cry for radical change, a short film made in gratitude to the water protectors, the land, and the water. #NODAPL

 

 

“Stylish Spokes” (4 min, Dir. Greg Miller/Writer, Claire Bonham Carter,2017) – Biking and beautiful shoes are not incompatible although many think they are. Stylish spokes illustrates to women that you don’t have to wear gym clothes to ride a bicycle.

 

“Mama Agatha” (16 min, Dir. Fadi Hindash, 2015) – A heartwarming short documentary about Agartha Frimpong, nicknamed ‘Mama Agatha’, who runs a bicycle training program for migrant women in Amsterdam, but ultimately, the film is about the spirit of community and the exhilarating freedom of riding a bicycle.