Every week Pānui will be recommending something to stream this weekend thanks to Timaru District Libraries.

With the Tour De France set to départ this weekend, here’s a great little documentary about the first Rwandan national cycling team, and the tough road to the London Olympics.

You can stream for free with your library card here: https://beamafilm.com/watch/rising-from-ashes

Rising from Ashes

2012 - 1 h 22 mins – Rated M

Director: T.C. Johnstone

Cast: Jonathan 'Jock' Boyer, Adrien Niyonshuti, Tom Ritchey

Country: United States

Language: English

Rising from Ashes is a feature length documentary about the first Rwandan national cycling team in their bid to make history and represent their country at the 2012 Olympics. Competing in a white man's sport, reserved for the privileged, a rag tag group of cyclists coached by the first American to ride in the Tour de France, are transformed into a powerful symbol of hope for a country recovering from one of the world's most devastating genocides.