MAMIL (Middle Aged Men In Lycra)
An irreverent and hilarious romp through the secret world of men and masculinity…..
It’s a bit early to be talking about closing night, but the 2018 BOFA Film Festival will ride off into the sunset on Sunday evening – on a bike. Best to let the director Nicolas Bird, himself a MAMIL, explain it:
“At last, the love that can finally be shared — that of man for bike. We’ve shaved our legs and we’re here to stay! Deal with us, as we sweep down hills on our bikes, stopping for nothing (except maybe a macchiato). You might be queer in New York, you might be Christian in the midwest, you might be an Adelaide Fat Boy, you might be a lawyer or a cancer survivor, you might be hauling your middle-aged belly up the Col de Tourmalet or just popping down to the shops, you might be on a top-line Trek or a heap of junk, you might be wondering how you’re going to explain all of this to your missus, but you still thrill to the moving meditation of the bike.”
What began for Nicolas Bird as a documentary about a year in the life of a Victorian group of MAMILS grew into a very funny world wide look at the psychology, tribalism and obsession of this extraordinary international male phenomenon.
SUNDAY, MAY 20 – 5.30pm
VILLAGE CINEMA 3