Cine Club - Special Event

Special event

on Thursday 4 May 2017 at 18:30
CERN Council Chamber

In collaboration with the CERN Running Club and the Women In Technology initiative, the CERN CineClub is happy to announce the screening of the film

Free to Run

Directed by Pierre Morath
Switzerland, 2016, 99 minutes

Today, all anybody needs to run is the determination and a pair of the right shoes. But just fifty years ago, running was viewed almost exclusively as the domain of elite male athletes who competed on tracks. With insight and propulsive energy, director Pierre Morath traces running's rise to the 1960s, examining how the liberation movements and newfound sense of personal freedom that defined the era took the sport out of the stadiums and onto the streets, and how legends like Steve Prefontaine, Fred Lebow, and Kathrine Switzer redefined running as a populist phenomenon.

Original version French; English subtitles.

http://freetorun.ch/

Come along to watch the film and learn more about the history of popular races and amateur running, and how women had to fight for their rights to be free to run! Join us after the projection for drinks in restaurant 1, so that we can share impressions and discuss about the film.

par Cine Club