Take A Seat Egypt
Directed by: Dominic Gill 2011 USA 15 minutes
Showing:     Saturday February 11th 2012 - Life On The Road evening
Location:     Denman Cinemas

Tickets $18 online / $20 doors   Buy Tickets Here

The third International Take A Seat Project by Dominic Gill, who now takes his tandem bicycle to Egypt, the heart of the Arab uprising. He explores the country, its politics and its rich history inviting Egyptian people to take a seat and help him pedal through the heat of summer to experience the rawest of road trips, with no doors or windows protecting them from reality. Painful, beautiful and everything in between.

Long synopsis:
In January 2011, the people of Egypt rose up, attracted global attention and sparked an era that has become known as the Arab Spring. In the midst of this uprising, Dominic took his tandem to Tahrir Square, the heart of the revolution, and set out on a grueling 4,200km journey. For 56 days he traveled across the desert in blistering temperatures of up to 55°C guided by 7 Egyptian companions. The spare backseat of his tandem always stood ready to invite others keen to cycle a leg of the adventure and add their individual spirit to the expedition. The perfect tool, the tandem combines Dominic’s love of adventure with his fascination in the people that surround us, and in Egypt he is able to gage the revolution and its significance in a way that international media never touches upon.