An inspiring story about the adventure of Edgars Trankalis as he travels alone, on different roads and mountain trails, on a psychologically and physically challenging bikepacking trip from Rucava (Latvia), to Rome (Italy).
An inspiring and exciting story about the adventure of video artist Edgars Trankalis as he travels alone, on different roads and mountain trails, on a psychologically and physically challenging bikepacking trip from Rucava, a small village in Latvia, to one of the most historically significant cities in the world - Rome. 39 days, 3222 km.
The film reveals in an exciting and inspiring way the adventures of the filmmaker, who cycled alone for 39 days on a 3222 km long, psychologically and physically challenging journey on different roads and mountain trails from Rucava (a small town in the south-west of Latvia) to Rome.
In the film, video artist Edgars Trankalis left his parents' home in Rucava on his bicycle on 1 June 2021 and set off alone on a challenging journey with one goal - to reach Rome in 40 days. Rucava is a small town in south-western Latvia, 44 km from one of the country's largest cities - Liepaja, 8 km from the Baltic Sea coast and only 4 km from the Lithuanian border. The town only has about 700 inhabitants. His route was intentionally designed to both test his strength and enjoy unforgettable moments and sights. It took him along different paved and sandy roads, as well as various mountain paths and trails.
The film aims to inspire, excite and motivate everyone to become more active and thoughtful, ready to set high goals and fight to achieve them. To show that anyone is capable of reaching incredible and challenging heights, if they are willing to commit fully and not give up at the first failure or setback. The form or type of goal is irrelevant. It can be as much in sport and business as in art and science. Or in any other chosen field. Anything is possible - the key is to be fearless, to want and to do.
What made the journey more challenging was the fact that the filmmaker was determined to capture it all himself. To keep the bike manoeuvrable and as light as possible, Edgars Trankalis equipped himself with just a few, simple and small cameras and a drone. This required some effort and extra time to charge the camera batteries and save the footage.
Remarkably, Edgars Trankalis not only cycled alone from Rucava to Rome, capturing it all by himself in fascinating video and photo footage, but after his cycling adventure, he also challenged himself to make his first documentary alone. Therefore, Edgars Trankalis is the sole author of this film, as well as the producer, set designer, cinematographer, photographer, video editor, animator, graphic and sound designer, and voice-over artist. In total, the film took more than two years to make.
