Bicycle Film Fest: What’s on tap today

The Bicycle Film Festival rolls into its second day of screenings today with a full day’s worth of amazing films.

Today’s line-up brings some local flavor to the festival: St. Johns resident Bob Crispin will display his Hall of Fame mountain bike in the lobby before the screening of “Klunkerz” at 3:00 and local filmmaker Vanessa Renwick will screen her work, “Yodeling Lesson”, which features a nude woman riding no-handed down the Mississippi/Albina hill in North Portland.

Here’s the full line-up (all screenings happen at Cinema 21, 616 NW 21st Ave.).

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 7min.
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 3min.
Dir. Philip Parkin
BRIT DOCS Selection

THE BICYCLE: FIGHTING AIDS WITH COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Canada 2006 | DV 14min.
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
The 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 sixties and seventies. This film features the characters of this day such as Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Charlie Kelly and Alan Bonds. The races began amongst friends getting stoned and partying and flying down the mountain on their pre forties bikes with fat tires: “Klunkerz.” These 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.

INNER CITY CIRCLE
CANADA 2007 | 8min.
Dir. Riders of the ICC
A fresh serving of Toronto BMX brought to you by the ICC.

Gasoline vs Yogurt
USA 2006 | DV 5min.
DIRECTORS: 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.

LUCAS BRUNELLE VIDEO
USA 2006 | DV 12min.
Dir. Lucas Brunelle
Over one million people have downloaded his videos.
Lucas takes a bike and a camera where no woman or man has biked before.

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

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

KO MASUDA: LIFE AND PROCESS
Japan 2006 | DV 3min.
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 3min.
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.

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

WRITTEN IN THE STREETS
UK 2006 | DV 11 min.
Dir. Philip Diprose
This is an open portrait of London couriers.

BIKE THIEF
USA/2004 | DV 4min.
DIRECTORS: 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 8min.
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 7min.
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 20min.
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 3min.
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 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
8:30 – 2:30
Free PBR 8:30-10:30
DJ Joee Irwin
DJ Copy

More information at BicycleFilmFestival.com.