From the director of Faster and Fastest (Mark Neale), and narrated by actor and motorcycle enthusiast Ewan McGregor (Star Wars, Trainspotting), CHARGE is proof that maniacs on motorcycles can be a force for global good.
Every
screening begins with the 3-minute short film SOLAR ROADWAYS from GE
FOCUS FORWARD and is followed by a pre-taped Q&A with Mr. Neale
CLEVELAND
– For the visionaries, this is history. For lovers of gasoline-powered
motor bikes it’s blasphemy. What is racing without the sound and fury of
internal combustion engines? The documentary CHARGE from filmmaker Mark Neale (Faster, Fastest)
– opening in theaters nationwide next week – shows it’s about the
future. It's about change. It's about the dream of a clean, green world.
It's about the dream of winning. And it’s about enormous risk – both
financial and the very lives of the competitors.
CHARGE is
proof that maniacs on motorcycles – seeking victory at maximum speed –
can be a force for global good. The exhilarating movie, narrated by Ewan
McGregor (Star Wars, Trainspotting), follows several
teams to the world's first zero-emissions grand prix on the Isle of Man,
including Portland, Oregon-based MotoCzysz.
CHARGE will screen in Cleveland at Capitol Theatre on Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 PM and Saturday, May 25 at 11:00 AM.
The theatrical release of CHARGE
in 15 U.S. markets during the week of May 20 is the fifth film in
Cinedigm’s (NASDAQ: CIDM) new DOCURAMA multi-platform film brand and
inaugural series of national theatrical screening events (http://www.docuramafest.com).
The DOCURAMA film series is attracting national attention for its
unique series that is bringing 7 award-winning documentary films in 7
weeks, from April 22 through June 16.
Synopsis: CHARGE
captures a pivotal moment in motor sport history: the dawn of the
zero-emissions racing era. It came on June 12, 2009, the day of the
world’s first zero-emissions motorcycle grand prix. The race took place
on the Isle of Man TT course, the most demanding and deadly circuit on
the planet. The film begins in early 2009 amid the hectic preparations
for the race and concludes over a year later at the 2010 TT Zero. The
second race sees a huge leap in performance – proof that racing really
does improve the breed and that maniacs on motorcycles can be a force
for global good. The film follows the fortunes of several teams in the
run-up to the 2009 race and on their return in 2010, 2011 and 2012, from
swaggering US hotshots MotoCzysz to shoestring British-Indian
contenders Team Agni and local heroes ManTTx Racing.
CHARGE is the dramatic and highly entertaining inside story of an unlikely group of pioneers – obsessed visionaries, ambitious businessmen, new-tech eccentrics, government ministers and hardcore racers – from as far afield as India, the USA, Germany and Britain. It’s a human story as well as a technological one: the teams’ hopes for personal glory and commercial success ride on their green machines. It’s about the dream of a clean, green world. It’s about the dream of winning.
In partnership with GE FOCUS FORWARD-Short Films, Big Ideas, a curatorial program inspired by GE’s vision of innovative people being the catalyst for world change, DOCURAMA will present a 3-minute short documentary with each feature film that has a complementary theme or subject matter. SOLAR ROADWAYS, from filmmaker Michele Ohayon, will be shown before every screening of CHARGE. What if roads and parking lots were solar, fueling enough energy from the sun to power nearby communities as well as electric vehicles? Scott and Julie, the inventors/creators have the answer. Every screening of CHARGE will be followed by a pre-taped Q&A with the director.
CHARGE is the dramatic and highly entertaining inside story of an unlikely group of pioneers – obsessed visionaries, ambitious businessmen, new-tech eccentrics, government ministers and hardcore racers – from as far afield as India, the USA, Germany and Britain. It’s a human story as well as a technological one: the teams’ hopes for personal glory and commercial success ride on their green machines. It’s about the dream of a clean, green world. It’s about the dream of winning.
In partnership with GE FOCUS FORWARD-Short Films, Big Ideas, a curatorial program inspired by GE’s vision of innovative people being the catalyst for world change, DOCURAMA will present a 3-minute short documentary with each feature film that has a complementary theme or subject matter. SOLAR ROADWAYS, from filmmaker Michele Ohayon, will be shown before every screening of CHARGE. What if roads and parking lots were solar, fueling enough energy from the sun to power nearby communities as well as electric vehicles? Scott and Julie, the inventors/creators have the answer. Every screening of CHARGE will be followed by a pre-taped Q&A with the director.
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