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SAN FRANCISCO bicycle film festival-BIKE MOVIES and Party | |
Date | Saturday July 18 |
Time | 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM |
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Location Details | |
BFF STREET PARTY 12PM - 6PM Capp St. at 16th Street First Rule BMX Comp. Kids BMX Course Track bike competitions Fun Times Movies- 2961 16th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 |
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Event Type | Screening |
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SATURDAY JULY 18
BFF STREET PARTY 12PM - 6PM Capp St. at 16th Street First Rule BMX Comp. Kids BMX Course Track bike competitions Fun Times PROGRAM 3 1:00pm Buy Tickets TRAIN TRIP USA 2006 | miniDV/Super8/Still Images 14min. Dir. Joe Rich & Ruben Alcantara A document of a BMX trip by two legends in the sport Directed and shot by themselves. THE BIKE CHURCH USA 2007 | miniDV 2min. Dir. Matthew Halla A Santa Cruz community bicycle workshop promotes mobility, well-being, knowledge and environmental health - one bike at a time. THE THIRD WHEEL + See The Trailer USA 2009 | miniDV 65min. Dir. Brian Schoenfelder The Pedicab industry in New York City was founded by George and Peter. We see how government legislates their small business while catering to special interests in this not to be missed documentary. PROGRAM 4 3:00pm Buy Tickets KEIRIN QUEEN/ONNA KEIRN OH HOSTED BY JAPAN SOCIETY Japan 1956 | DVD 88min. Dir. Kiyoshi Komori A classic Japanese Keirin track film screened for the first time in the United States (with English subtitles)! Miki, a daughter of a tiny fish storeowner in a mountain village, gains confidence riding a bicycle because of her morning routine of riding to the fish market. Miki starts training very hard at the Nippon Keirin School and begins to ride the road to success on the way to becoming a Keirin Queen. PROGRAM 5 5:00pm Buy Tickets CAMPAIGN TO DOUBLE THE BIKE LANES IN SAN FRANCISCO USA 2009 | DV 10 min. Dir. Rick Baraff How the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition nearly doubles the number of bike lanes in San Francisco. BIKES (BICICLETTE) Italy 2006 | miniDV 5min. Dir. Mannamanna Group A lighthearted film set in Italy where you only see people from their knees down. It's the point of view of a pedal! THE TALL OLD LADY Ireland 2009 | miniDV 5min. Dir. Peter Madden Rejuvenating an old favorite, Dave recalls the bike's history. VIRTUOUS CHAPTER 10 SWITZERLAND 2008 | HD 5min. DIR. BRIAN GOTTSCHALK, FABIAN NAF Candle-lit downhill biking in the mountains surrounding Zurich. THE BICYCLE COWBOY USA 2009 | HD 10min. Dir. Ben Lynch Out in the old west, the Bicycle Cowboy finds true love, but faces many obstacles. TRACK STAND OFF USA 2008 | miniDV 4min. Dir. Justin Godfrey Track bikes in the mile-high city. BIKES VS. BOYFRIENDS USA 2009 | miniDV 4min. Dir. Marin Tockman & Emily Demarest When it comes down to it, bikes are pretty dependable. 5 LAPS TO GO USA 2008 | Super 8 4min. Dir. Nick Golebiewski At the Kissena Park velodrome in Queens, planes fly overhead and bikers compete in track races. A GENTLEMAN NEVER SWEATS USA 2009 | miniDV 8min. Dir. Alice Shindelar A collection of bikes dating back to the turn of last century and their proud owners. 28.6 Italy 2009 | HDV 4min. Dir. Camilla Candida Donzella A conversation with one of the most respected framebuilders the world over. Dario Pegoretti THE PIGEON (DE TAUBE) Britain 2008 | HD 8min. Dir. Trevor Webb He's a courier on the periphery of the city. Ostracized from mainstream society, marginalized and disenfranchised. He rides hard, he drinks harder. Then one day everything changes. Oh and by the way, he's a pigeon. COLUMBIA TWOSOME USA 2009 | HDV 10min. Dir. Sara Kinney Hop on this tandem bike, share your story. PARASOL USA 2008 | Digital Still Photos 9min. Dir. Webster Crowell An animated story of speed, bikes and dancing drawn across the surface of a few thousand paper parasols. PROGRAM 6 7:00pm Buy Tickets I'M GOOD ON THAT ONE USA 2008 | DVCProHD 9min. Dir. Marco Svizzero A fun summer in SF with amazing BMX riding. KRITSADA PRATHUMMA Thailand 2008 | HDV 4min. Dir. Christopher San Agustin What it’s like to be a bike shop owner in Thailand and a BMX pro flatlander. I LOVE MY BICYCLE: THE STORY OF FBM BIKES WORLD PREMIERE USA 2009 | HDV 75 min. Dir. Joe Stakun In reaction to big business BMX companies in the early 90's, 17-year-old Steve Crandall started a company of his own called Fat Bald Men (FBM). What began as selling t-shirts out of a backpack has turned into one of the most well respected DIY bicycle companies around. Through fortune and misfortune, the film follows FBM through their 15 years of mayhem as told by Crandall and the rest of the BMX bicycle community from close friends to influential icons like Dave Mirra and Mat Hoffman. PROGRAM 7 9:00pm Buy Tickets EMPIRE USA 2009 | 24p HD DVCPRO 5min. Dir. Luke Stiles & Christian Thormann No one can dispute that this Track thing started in New York and these are the current writers of history on the streets. ONE LESS HORSE France 2009 | Video 3min. Dir. Yorgo Tloupas, Benjamin. Seroussi & Patrice Meignan Three horse polo players go head to head with three bike polo players. SAFARI LONDON UK 2009 | HD 4min. Dir. Rick Symonds & Roddy Macintyre Spend a whole evening with a cyclist in London condensed to a few moments with time-lapse. THE MESSENGER’S CREED USA 2009 | HD 720p 2min. Dir. Dan Gingold Not unlike the Hippocratic oath of doctors, a code to live by. THE FORCE UK 2009 | DV 7min. Dir. Jamie Harper A true story of the theft, and subsequent recovery, of a much beloved bicycle. MADE IN QUEENS USA 2008 | Video 10min. Dir. Joe Stevens & Nicolas Randall In Queens, a group of teens from Trinidad attached speakers to their bikes. The music was never quite loud enough and they had to go bigger and bigger with the sound systems. KANT Japan 2009 | DVD 4min. Dir. Kazuto Nakamura & Ikuma Ootsubo Yokohama fixed gear riders having fun with friends. PIXEL GEAR BIKES!! RIDE SAFE, RIDE FAST, RIDE FREE Spain 2009 | Video 1min. Dir. Simon Bericua Lopez Pixel Gear Bikes!!! Is an animation based on the Paperboy 2 videogame from the 1980s. THE SCRAPER BIKE KING USA 2009 | 16mm 13min. Dir. Rafael Flores The inspirational story of “Bay-be Champ”, the original creator of the scraper bike movement in Oakland, CA. BROADWAY BOMBER/BRIDGE BATTLE USA 2009 | HD 11min. Dir. Lucas Brunelle Lucas never ceases to amaze viewers with the first person perspective video from his helmet-cams. Close calls and dangerous streets shows urban cycling at its finest. ANIMA D'ACCIAIO (SOUL OF STEEL) + SEE THE TRAILER USA/Italy 2009 | HD 11min. Dir. Daniel Leeb A Portrait of the legendary Italian Frame Builder Giovanni Pelizzoli aka "Ciocc" . Ciocc shares his wisdom and life story while hand building a revolutionary new frame for urban fixed gear cycling. Ciocc demonstrates that the tradition and craft of frame building’s Golden age can be re-born and push the technical frontier of Cycling's future. Also feaures Ed "Wonka" La Forte and Antonio Colombo with an original soundtrack by Blonde Redhead. DOWN BY THE WEEP HOLE: THE STORY OF THE STUPOR BOWL USA 2009 | Video 22min. Dir. Nathaniel Freeman Minneapolis' long-standing alternate event to the Super Bowl! Don't miss one of the biggest (and coldest) alley cats in the world. AFTER PARTY Sports Basement 10PM - late 1590 Bryant St.
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Added to the calendar on Tuesday Jul 14th, 2009 3:18 PM
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