Cycling for Love

An epic, inspiring true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you.

2025 | Running Time: TBD | Rating: NR

A love story like no other, directed by Academy Award-winning Orlando von Einsiedel, CYCLING FOR LOVE is an epic, inspiring true-life adventure about the search for self-belief and risking everything for what your heart tells you. In 1977, PK, a 23-year-old Indian artist from
the ‘untouchable’ caste, picked up a handful of paintbrushes and a bicycle and set off on a 7,000-mile cross-continent mission – to find Lotta, the woman who captured his heart. While PK’s motivation was to find Lotta, along the way, he learned that he must love and accept himself before he can be ready to fully love someone else.

In collaboration with PK and Lotta, feature documentary, CYCLING FOR LOVE will bring their extraordinary story to global audiences, providing a heart-warming, suspenseful and uplifting cinematic experience to inspire hope, compassion and unity. An accompanying impact campaign, which considers the impact of the social strata of caste systems and explores themes of unity, community and recovery from trauma, will ensure the positive influence of the film lasts way beyond when the screen goes dark. Filmmaker: Orlando von Einsiedel

“In 1975, an Indian street artist and a Swedish tourist fell in love at first sight. She had to return home alone but he refused to give up. Weeks later, he set off on a 7,000km bike trip to rejoin her.”

—Camilla Palmer, THE GUARDIAN