Observed arrival · 2026-09-11
BicycleCinema.org Maps the World of Pedal-Powered Movies
A sourced documentary atlas of pedal-powered cinema, covering 38 documented entries across 51 profiles, six continents, and roughly sixty years of history.
Field notes
The atlas divides its corpus into regional pages, thematic material, and status-coded map pins, then links individual claims to named external sources. Its research timeline connects a 1921 Gaumont patent, China’s rural 8.75 mm network, and contemporary organizations such as Cinécyclo and KLAK. A particularly useful constraint is the stated 50-watt output of an untrained rider: the project argues that pedal-powered systems should be sized around that human limit rather than a generator’s advertised rating.
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