Special screening for film charting 30,000km cycle

Luke Grenfell-Shaw finished the 30,000km (18,641miles) challenge in June 2022

A Sussex film-maker is holding a screening of his production which tells the story of a man with incurable cancer taking a 30,000km (18,641miles) tandem cycle from Bristol to Beijing.

'A Life in Tandem' charts the journey of Luke Grenfell-Shaw, who embarked on the mammoth cycle after being diagnosed with stage four cancer in 2018 at just 24-years-old.

The production will be shown on Wednesday at the Atrium Cinema in East Grinstead, the home of creator Mike Rumsey.

Mr Rumsey says the process of making what he calls "a family drama, on a bike" was challenging, as Covid hit soon after he met Mr Grenfell-Shaw in January 2020.

He said: "It [Covid] certainly made cycling around the world a lot more complicated, and [made] trying to make a film about someone cycling around the world a lot more complicated."

The filmmaker said that Mr Grenfell-Shaw, who hails from Bristol, is still in remission.

"The longer he lives, the longer he thinks he's got really," Mr Rumsey added.

The pair are currently making a film about Mr Grenfell-Shaw's first season as a professional ultra-marathon runner.

The screening starts at 19:30 BST.

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