South Africa and Turkey / 2019 / 22mins / Documentary / English and Xhosa

In the crime-ridden South African township of Khayelitsha, 18-year-old Avuyile reflects on how his passion for bicycles helped him turn away from a path of violence and drugs. Calling it his “rehab”, cycling enables Avuyile to imagine a life beyond Khayelitsha as he enters his first marathon race.

Melih Aslan

Melih Aslan is a filmmaker, born in 1988, based in Istanbul, Turkey. Aslan started his career as a foreign news journalist for a national newspaper in Turkey, and later covered numerous stories as a producer for Reuters and NY Times. He began producing documentaries as a way to delve into more in-depth storytelling. Learn More