Enjoy this web version of Fietsstraat Amsterdam. The film is best seen in high definition on a large screen. A free 4K version is available for showings. Contact for details.

Filmed in real time on one of Amsterdam’s cycling streets, this un-narrated film invites viewers to experience urban life as it unfolds: ordinary rhythms, fleeting encounters, and the frictions and negotiations that characterize this contested space. By letting the camera run without commentary for almost 7 hours, the film offers both a calm viewing experience and an unfiltered documentary record of how a city organized around bicycles actually feels.

Fietsstraat Amsterdam suggests that sometimes the ethnographer’s task is not to conclude but to accompany--to linger on the street, and to invite viewers to do the same.

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