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Escape

2018 Canada / Duration: 8 mins
Directed by: Anjali Nayar

U.S. PREMIERE
There is something gloriously incongruous — and almost incomprehensible — about a risk-averse, non-athletic, native Rwandan DJ finding the real meaning in his life by pedaling across Canada to its frozen Arctic Ocean shore in an attempt to break the record for the longest, continuous, fixed- gear bike ride. Through the course of this unlikely adventure, the protagonist, Jean-Aime Bigirimana, also finds that the truth about escaping is not as black and white as, say, his spandex silhouette against the cold Canadian snowscape.

Mountainfilm 2018 Official Selection
    • Anjali NayarDirector

Previous Tour Screenings

DateVenueLocation
May 3 2019El Morro TheatreGallup, NMWebsite
Apr 26 2019The Don CeSarSt. Pete Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 19 2019Cheyenne Civic CenterCheyenne, WYWebsite
Apr 12 2019Hess AuditoriumDeerfield, MA
Apr 11 2019Sunken Garden at the Santa Barbara CourthouseSanta Barbara, CA
Apr 11 2019Oddbird TheaterNew Delhi, DL, IN
Apr 10 2019Mattison Auditorium at Kent SchoolKent, CTWebsite
Apr 5 2019Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLWebsite
Apr 3 2019Mt. Carmel Auditorium at Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, CT
Mar 31 2019Franklin Paterson HallAmherst, MAWebsite
Mar 30 2019Elizabeth Phillips Academy CenterExeter, NH
Mar 29 2019The Pike SchoolAndover, MAWebsite
Mar 22 2019Saugatuck Center for the ArtsSaugatuck, MIWebsite
Mar 14 2019The Revolution HallPortland, ORWebsite
Mar 13 2019O'Shaughnessy CenterWhitefish, MT
Mar 11 2019The Myrna Loy CenterHelena, MT
Mar 10 2019Lewis & Clark Interpretive CenterGreat Falls, MT
Mar 6 2019Ellen TheatreBozeman, MTWebsite
Feb 27 2019Vilar Performing Arts CenterBeaver Creek, COWebsite
Feb 27 2019The Marcus Whitman HotelWalla Walla, WAWebsite
Feb 22 2019Tower TheatreBend, ORWebsite
Feb 20 2019McAllister Hall at Berry CollegeRome, GA
Feb 15 2019Valdez Civic CenterValdez, AK
Feb 8 2019Sherbino TheaterRidgway, CO
Feb 8 2019ASUNM Southwest Film CenterAlbuquerque, NM
Feb 1 2019Lensic Performing Arts CenterSanta Fe, NMWebsite
Jan 26 2019Warren StationKeystone, COWebsite
Jan 22 2019Bear Tooth TheatrepubAnchorage, AKWebsite
Jan 5 2019Carrollton Cultural Arts CenterCarrollton, GAWebsite
Nov 15 2018Paradise TheaterPaonia, COWebsite
Nov 11 2018Rio TheatreSanta Cruz, CAWebsite
Nov 9 2018Lory Student Center TheaterFort Collins, COWebsite
Nov 4 2018Dana AuditoriumMiddlebury, VT
Nov 3 2018New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAWebsite
Nov 2 2018UVM Davis CenterBurlington, VTWebsite
Nov 1 2018WaterColor Marina Park AmphitheaterWatercolor, FLWebsite
Oct 26 2018The Elks TheatreRapid City, SDWebsite
Oct 25 2018Salida High School AuditoriumSalida, COWebsite
Oct 19 2018The Miracle TheaterInglewood, CAWebsite
Oct 18 2018The Egyptian TheaterBoise, IDWebsite
Oct 13 2018The Hopkins Center for the ArtsHanover, NHWebsite
Oct 12 2018Mammoth Lakes Welcome CenterMammoth Lakes, CAWebsite
Oct 11 2018Mountaineers Seattle Program CenterSeattle, WAWebsite
Oct 11 2018Gryphon TheatreLaramie, WY
Oct 6 20181932 Criterion TheatreBar Harbor, MEWebsite
Oct 5 2018U.S. National Whitewater CenterCharlotte, NCWebsite
Oct 4 2018Frontier CinemaBrunswick, MEWebsite
Oct 4 20181900 BuildingMission Woods, KSWebsite
Sep 29 2018Bellevue Youth Theatre - CrossroadsBellevue, WAWebsite
Sep 25 2018Royal Geographical SocietyLondon, LND, GBWebsite
Sep 21 2018Bijou TheatreKnoxville, TNWebsite
Sep 14 2018Warren Miller Performing Arts Center & Lone Peak CinemaBig Sky, MTWebsite
Sep 14 2018Stax Museum of American Soul MusicMemphis, TNWebsite
Sep 12 2018Colorado College – Kathryn Mohrman TheaterColorado Springs, CO
Sep 7 2018Chautauqua AuditoriumBoulder, COWebsite
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