Bicycle Film Festival: Day Three

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All Film Screenings at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave.)

AFTER PARTY @ ROTTURE (315 SE 3rd Ave.) 8:30pm – 2:30am
FREE PBR 8:30-10:30 DJ Joee Irwin DJ Copy

PROGRAM 4 / 1:00PM

• AFRICYCLE (Canada 2006 | Super8 10 min.)
Dir. Benny Zenga A youth-run charity collects used bicycles to repair and send to Africa.

• BACK TO BACK (USA 2002 | 16mm 4 min.)
Dir. Heather Lenz A cycling enthusiast builds an unusual bicycle for himself and his wife and learns there is more to bike riding than winning races.

• BY BICYCLE (USA 2006 | DV 7 min.)
Dir. Kevin Freeny-Mike Kitson Man rides his bike outside of Portland.

• THE BICYCLE: BERYL THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD (UK 2006 | Various Mediums 3 min.)
Dir. Kate Siney BRIT DOCS Selection

• RIDING BIKES & ROBBING TRAINS (UK 2006 | Various Mediums 3 min.)
Dir. Philip Parkin BRIT DOCS Selection

• THE BICYCLE: FIGHTING AIDS WITH COMMUNITY MEDICINE (Canada 2006 | DV 14 min.) Dir. Katerina Cizek An intimate look at AIDS through the eyes of Pax Chingawale, a resident of South Africa.

• AYAMYE*: GOODNESS, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY (USA 2007 | DV 40 min.) Dir. Eric Matthies, Tricia Todd In Ghana, a rural village eagerly awaits a shipment of recycled bicycles from the United States. The majority of the bikes are sold in a colorful frenzy to pay for shipping costs, while the best bikes are set aside to take to the village. Ayamye* chronicles the lives of Nurse Letitia and Seth before they get the bicycles and again one year later. These two individuals are very different from each other, the common thread being the need for transportation and the wish for positive development in their community. “Ayamye” is a moving, life-affirming film that proves sustainable solutions to crisis are not always complex.

PROGRAM 5 / 3:00pm

• THE NEW HAPPY HOUR (USA 2007 | Super8 2 min.) Dir. Brian Vernor Racing checkpoint with guns in the Californian mountains.

• KLUNKERZ (USA 2006 | DV, 8mm, 16mm, DigiBeta 88 min.) Dir. Billy Savage A history of the modern mountain bike, this film documents the rise of a huge cultural movement that was pioneered in Marin County on the trails of Mt. Tamaipais. Mountain Biking was born out of the creative scene surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area hippy and rock world of the ‘60s and ‘70s. This film features the characters of that day, such as Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly and Alan Bonds. The races began among friends getting stoned, partying and flying down the mountain on their pre-‘40′ bikes with fat tires: “Klunkerz.” Those fun escapades turned into a sport that changed – and maybe even saved – the bike industry. Now, all over the world, you see people riding mountain bikes.

PROGRAM 6 / 5:00pm

• BAREND JAM (UK 2006 | DV 3min.) Dir. Alex Rankin
Two fun BMX shorts from the UK.

• GASOLINE VS YOGURT (USA 2006 | DV 5min.) Dir. Neistat Brothers The Neistat Brothers have made another short for the BFF. This time Van and his yogurt powered bike take on Casey and his gasoline powered Ducati. You know who wins?

• THE WINKING CIRCLE (short version) (CANADA 2005 | DV 11min.) Dir. Benny Zenga The Winking Circle is a real life phenomenon created by a rare group of friends who set out to eccentrify their world.

• HELLTRACK SHORT BMX VIDEO (USA 2007 | DV 3 min.) Dir. Dave Kellman A look into the Northwest BMX trails, street and park scene.

• BIKECAR (USA 2006 | DV 65 min.) Dir. J.T. Fountain Travis Parker, Louie Fountain and Scotty Wittlake approached travel differently last winter. Putting snowmobiles and 4×4’s to shame, the crew traveled across the great Northwest in a bikecar: a four-person, pedal-powered vehicle that was the vessel of the adventure – part bike, part car. Pulling a trailer with snowboards and gear, the crew pedaled in search of snow for one month. “Bikecar” is a one-of-a-kind documentary that brings a new perspective to travel, adventure and snowboarding.

PROGRAM 7 / 7:00pm

FUN BIKE SHORTS

• DAO & THE ART OF BICYCLE INVENTION (UK 2006 | Various Mediums 3 min.) Dir. Danny Beck BRIT DOCS Selection

• BICYCLE SAMBA (UK 2005 | DV 2 min.) Dir. Sophie Clements Samba on bicycles! All sounds directly from the bikes – no added or altered sounds.

• KO MASUDA: LIFE AND PROCESS (Japan 2006 | DV 3 min.) Dir. Marc Blake A short video capturing the unique life and process of Ko Masuda – artist, designer, Buddhist monk.

• WOLFPACK. THE HUSTLE RIDE (USA 2007 | DV 3 min.) Dir. Donny Digital A bicycle crew running a weekly 30-45 mile fast-paced ride known as “The Hustle Ride” across the streets of Los Angeles.

• TANDEMONIUM (USA 2007 | DV 3 min.) Dir. Nathan Wilkes Riding single is fun! Riding with two is double the fun!

• ON THE BOARD: FREECALL MESSENGERS IN SAN FRANCISCO (USA 2007 | DV 9 min.) Dir. Dan Gingold This short documentary examines the advantages and challenges of “freecall” dispatch by following one S.F. messenger company.

• BIKE THIEF (USA 2004 | DV 4 min.) Dir. Neistat Brothers
A study of stealing bikes in New York City.

• HUNGER IN THE CITY (USA 2007 | Video 7 min.) Dir. Paola Gomez The L.A. Burrito Project is a group of people that get together once a week and feed homeless people in downtown L.A. via bicycles.

• DOUBLE RUSH (USA/France 1986 | Video 7 min.) Dir. Aziz Rahman & Jessica Agullo Before email and before fax, there was just one way to get a package across town. This documentary shows some of the best bike messengers of the ‘80s jamming in traffic and telling their story.

• AN APOLOGY (USA 2007 | 3 min.) Dir. Neistat Brothers The Neistat Brothers make a movie for the BFF every year. Here is an apology

• BICYCLE FOR SLEEPING OR MAYBE DRUNK OK (USA 2007 | DV 4min.) Dir. Ross Harris Guatemalan artist Edy Arturo Lopez Peralta shows off his one of a kind bicycle. Awesomeness ensues.

• FAST FRIDAY (USA 2007 | DV 8 min.) Dir. David Rowe A local track bike event held at Cadence Clothing in Seattle, Washington, which aims to support the scene by gathering riders together on “Fast Friday.”

• NIGHT OF THE LIVING BICYCLES: CYKLERNES NAT (Denmark 2006 | Animation 7 min.) Dir. Louise Falck Bruun Markus is hanging out with his friends one night when strange things begin to happen, not only in Copenhagen, but all over.

• TRACK KAIJU (USA 2007 | DV 20 min.) Dir. Michael Green World Champion Fixie King Shino and his travel companion journey from Tokyo to do battle in N.Y.C.’s most legendary, intense alleycat: Monster Track.

• LUCAS BRUNELLE WORLDWIDE BROADCAST (USA 2007 | DV 10 min.) Dir. Lucas Brunelle The famous Lucas Brunelle travels the world from London to Mexico City to New York. In this year’s update of his worldwide adventures you see the emerging bike movement through his helmet cam.
PROGRAM 8 / 9:00pm

• THE YODELING LESSON (USA 1998 | video 3 min.) Dir. Vanessa Renwick Yodeling bagpipe bicycling booty. Moe Bowstern bombs Mississippi Avenue Hill in Portland. No hands! No Brakes! No Clothes!

• BACK TO BACK (USA 2002 | 16mm 4 min.) Dir. Heather Lenz A cycling enthusiast builds an unusual bicycle for himself and his wife and learns there is more to bike riding than winning races.

• REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (UK 2005 | 16mm 8 min.) Dir. Joseph Knowles A jazz-inflected documentary tells the story of a day in the life of a bicycle factory.

• EAT! SLEEP? BIKES! (USA 2007 | DV 26 min.) Dir. Sasha Edge Four friends embark on the FURNACE CREEK 508, a 508 mile, nonstop, 46 hour bike ride through Death Valley, California, climbing and descending 35,000 feet on fixed-gear bicycles.

• WE JUST WORK HERE (USA 2007 | Super8 40 min.) Dir. Brian Vernor Every luscious shot in this film exudes love of the bicycle. It follows the workers of Santa Cruz Bicycles, from the factory to the trails, streets and track. The track shots are so beautiful they would inspire any street fixie rider to head for the local track. Legendary skater Rob Roskopp founded a company on passion for the bicycle. The workers of Santa Cruz share this passion through playing and working together.

AFTER PARTY @ ROTTURE (315 SE 3rd Ave.) 8:30pm – 2:30am
FREE PBR 8:30-10:30 DJ Joee Irwin DJ Copy