Velosophers

The Estonian-based movement Tour d'ÖÖ (Tour of the Night) brings together cyclophiles who, once every month, take over the urban landscape. Riders on this guerrilla journey flock through the night-time streets of the capital in an atmosphere of exhilaration and euphoria. The self-awareness of cyclists has increased worldwide, marking the dawn of Homo pedalicus - a human being who witnesses the world from the saddle of a bicycle. The best specimens of this species have developed a peculiar altered state of consciousness, using their bicycle as an instrument of perception, a mind expander. The film takes a look at cycler-philosophers, lone cruisers for whom the bicycle plays an important part in their creative process, as well as people who use a bicycle just as a means of transportation and who simply enjoy the shared ecstasy of these nocturnal rides.