The Engine Inside tells the stories of six everyday people from all over the globe who reveal the unique power of the bicycle to change lives and build a better world. Through their stories, the film uncovers the often-overlooked potential of this 200-year-old machine, exploring its impact on a wide range of global issues such as physical and mental health, socioeconomic inequality and climate change.
The Engine Inside
- Darcy Wittenburg, Darren McCullough, Colin Jones, Anthill Films
- Canada
- 2023
- 84 mins
- Fri Jan 26
- 8:00 PM
- Showplace
- English
- Captioned in English
- Uplifting
About the Filmmaker
- Filmmaker: Darcy Wittenburg, Darren McCullough, Colin Jones, Anthill Films
- Writer: Mitch Scott, Darcy Wittenburg, Daisy Maddinson
- Producer: Darcy Wittenburg, Ian Dunn
- Key Cast: Janice Tower, Kwabena Danso, Nouran Salah, Darnell Myers (aka RR Dblocks), Jay (Bearhead) Roque, Megan Hottman
- Other Credits: Exec Producer: Ian Dunn; Principle Cinematography: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough; Additional Cinematograpy: Matt Butterworth, Robbie Meade, Bryan Smith, Michael Wikan, Diego Torroija, Travis Rummel; Lead Editor: Darren McCullough; Assistant Editor: Anna Dziczkaniece; Also Starring: Robert Gesink, Danny MacAskill; Sound Design: Jonathan Osbourne; Location sound recording: Jonathan Osborne; Re-Recording mixer: Jonathan Osborne; Music Composition: Ki:Theory; Production Coordinator: Daisy Maddinson; Music Supervision: Adam Foley, Bodie Johnson; Visual Effects: Imperial Post, Blair Richmond, Kyle James
For more than 20 years the creative team at Anthill Films have worked collectively to create award-winning films that inspire the world to get outside and ride bikes. Together, they pioneered many of the early filming techniques used in mountain bike films today. Between them, Darcy, Darren and Colin have directed ten feature cycling films as well as hundreds of short films and commercials for brands such as Toyota, Sony, Red Bull, Clif Bar, A&W, Shimano, Trek, The Olympic Channel and many more.