Made In Sussex: A Life in Tandem + short

Part of Made in Sussex Film Festival

This programme will also include a short film Repetition directed by Reece Daniel Plimley

When Luke Grenfell-Shaw turned 24, his whole life was in front of him. Until he was diagnosed with incurable stage-four cancer. Weeks later, while he began chemotherapy, his brother died in a climbing accident. As his family shattered, Luke made a decision: he had to survive. He set himself an extraordinary challenge - to cycle 20,000 miles from Bristol to Beijing on a tandem bike, inviting others living with incurable cancer to join him.

Together, they would make every moment count and prove that even in the darkest circumstances, anything is possible. But along the way, Luke faced a quieter, deeper test - repairing his fractured relationship with his mum, Jenny, and rediscovering what life means when so much has been taken away.

A Life In Tandem is a gripping, uplifting true story - described by its Oscar-winning producer Ellen Windmuth as “a story that must be told.”