It looks humorous and touching, not to mention a great piece of journalism; this is the new MAMIL movie. And it looks bloody brilliant. The lives and loves of middle aged men in lycra...
Trailer for new movie about MAMIL cyclists
It's finally happened; a movie about the middle aged me in lycra phenomenon; the MAMIL.
Following various MAMILs and their mates around the world, a group of documentary makers from Australia have sought to capture why middle aged men have been cycling around the planet in huge numbers of the last decade.
As a result, they've produced what looks like a great piece of work. You can find the trailer below.
"They are known as MAMILs (Middle Aged Men in Lycra)," say the movie makers; Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe of Melbourne-based Waterbyrd Filmz.
"The term was invented in recognition of the recent explosion in popularity of cycling amongst middle-aged men.
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"They can usually be spotted on weekend mornings – flying down the road in a cacophony of garish lycra and expensive carbon frames and wheels.
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"These are middle-aged, middle-class men with careers, families and mortgages.
"They are never going to win the Tour de France. Yet they spend a huge amount of time, money and energy on cycling.
"Why is it so important to own the best bike and all the right gear? What compels them to choose long hours on the road over time with the family?
"This light-hearted, yet insightful, feature length documentary explores the secret lives of MAMILs in their natural habitat through interviews with experts interwoven with MAMIL stories set around the world."
The only information available on screenings at the time of writing was that debuted in recent days at the Adelaide Film Festival.
There were no further details about the where the MAMIL movive would be shown. However, screenings in Britain look likely.
As a result, hopefully we can nudge them into an Irish screening too for all the MAMIL cyclists here!
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