7/28-30: Bicycle Film Festival

THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL IS IN SAN FRANCISCO SEPT 28-30!!!
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Two-wheeled transportation will take over San Francisco as the Sixth Annual Bicycle Film Festival rolls into town. The Bicycle Film Festival (BFF), complete with complimentary valet bike parking provided by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, kicks off on September 28, 2006 with screenings September 29-30 at the The Victoria Theatre at 2961 16th St.. Near Mission St

Admission price per program is $8.00 at the door and are available online. Order your tickets online before they sell out!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
BOCA 414 Jessie off 5th St.
San Francisco
tod seelie

Opening Night BIKES ROCK Party SEE FULL DETAILS

hip-hop, rock & electro with
Afrobots
TophOne
Vin Sol
and Jef Leopard
9p-2a, no cover, 21up

Presented by XLR8R

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Victoria Theatre
2961 16th St. Near Mission St.

pedal



PROGRAM 1 | 7:00 pm | SEE FULL DETAILS
Fun Bike Shorts and PEDAL

USA 2001 | DV 52 min.
Peter Sutherland

Acclaimed NYC filmmaker and photographer, Sutherland is known for his work as Director of Photography on the skateboarding film "Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator" which played to audiences nationwide, as well as the photography book AUTOGRAF. Pedal is a fast-paced documentary film about surviving in the streets of NYC as a bicycle messenger. It features messengers from all walks of life as they battle traffic in a race to make their next delivery on time. It premiered in 2001 at the South by Southwest film festival and in New York at the Bicycle Film Festival, and later was acquired by the Sundance channel, where it aired until 2004.
The Bicycle Film Festival re-screens Pedal in 2006 to celebrate the Powerhouse Books release of Sutherland’s new photo book, also titled “Pedal.” The book features photos of messengers from around the world who came to New York in 2005 for the Messenger World Championships.

low art



PROGRAM 2 | 9:00 pm | SEE FULL DETAILS
Bike Shorts and Ride On

Ride On
USA 2006 | DV 12 min.
Kim Jensen
Kim Jensen, the founder of Midnight Ridazz, gives us a peek into the monthly ride that began
as a fun Friday night amongst a few friends. These creative, celebratory rides have gone on
to attract up to a thousand riders from around the Greater L.A. area. This has definitely left an impact on the way many live in LA. The production team was lead by Elizabeth Ai.


AFTER PARTY TBA

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Victoria Theatre
2961 16th St. Near Mission St.

FREE SCREENING

joe kid on a stingray



PROGRAM 3 | 1:00 pm | SEE FULL PROGRAM
Tickets distributed 1/2 hour prior to the screening. First come first serve.

Joe Kid on a Stingray - The History of BMX
USA 2005 | DV 90min
Directors: Mark Eaton and John Swarr

Jesse James from "West Coast Choppers" narrates this film. It features legends like Scot Breithaupt who started the first organized races in Long Beach in 1970, to Bob Haro, who pioneered BMX Freestyle riding, and created the first BMX freestyle bike, to Mat Hoffman, who's personal sacrifices helped propel BMX stunt riding into the spotlight. Filmmaker Spike Jonze is featured as well. He was influential on the documentation of BMX through his photography and involvement in BMX magazines. These are some of the people who helped make BMX such a unique subculture. The directors have assembled a 30 year timeline packed with rare archival footage and interesting interviews to create a film which explores the history, trends, stars, and current direction of BMX stunt riding and racing.



aim at



PROGRAM 4 | 3:00 pm | SEE FULL DETAILS
Something to Aim At
UK 1997 | 16mm 75 min.
DIRECTOR: Ray Pascoe

Written and narrated by Phil Liggett, this film examines the life of Tom Simpson over thirty years after his tragic death in the Tour de France in 1967. Tom Simpson’s achievements are still talked about today from his humble beginnings in a small English mining village to a World Championship in Spain in 1965. Features reminiscences from family members back home to the Great Eddy Merckx

caravn prague PROGRAM 5 | 5:00 pm | SEE FULL DETAILS
Caravan/Prague

USA,Germany,Czech Republic
2005 | DV 76 min.
DIRECTOR: Zack Winestine

An anarchist bicycle caravan with the theme “money or Life," travels 500 miles across Europe to join in protests in Prague against the IMF/ World Bank. The landscape is beautiful and bicycles possess their own poetry, but the authorities have their own ideas about policing the intersection of Utopia and everyday life.

mash



PROGRAM 6 | 7:00 pm | SEE FULL DETAILS
Messenger Screening

M.A.S.H. (Preview)
USA 2006 | DV 22 min
Mike Martin and Gabe Morford

Mike Martin, best known both for his fine art and commercial photography for clients including Nice Collective, Adidas, Nike, and Microsoft teams up with Gabe Morford a highly respected skateboarding photographer. They take a look at the style of fixed gear riding in San Francisco. This film, modeled after skate and surf videos, brings out the skills and beauty of these SF riders. This will surely be a landmark in an already emerging subculture of urban riders.

bike

PROGRAM 7 | 9:00 pm | SEE FULL DETAILS
B.I.K.E.

USA 2006 | DV 89 min.
Jacob Septimus and Anthony Howard

Jacob Septimus has directed videos for KRS-one and Mos Def, among many others.
Anthony Howard is an award-winning director of fine art films recognized by audiences
at festivals and media such as Art Forum. Howard began to make a film about New York's chapter of the Black Label Bicycle Club and found himself vying to become a member of the group. Black Label is known for living a lifestyle centered on building bikes together, riding together, eating together, and sometimes living together. Black Label is more than just a bike
club or a lifestyle – it is life. This is a rare look at a way of life that may challenge your own. Producer Fredric King of Fountainhead Films presents B.I.K.E. as the first in a series of
intimate portraits of New York City’s subcultures, past and present.


AFTER PARTY TBA