Bicycle Film Festival: Land of the Long White Cloud

Brendt Barbur, Founding Festival Director, was impelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival ten years ago when he was hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. He insisted on turning his negative experience into a positive one. The BFF has been a major catalyst for the urban bike movement, one of  the most powerful and culturally relevant forces of the last decade.  Other activities throughout the four-day event include races, group  rides, and numerous parties.

BMX AT BURNSIDE
USA 2010 | Mini DV 4 min
Dir. Dean Dickinson
An inside look into the history of Portland's notorious Burnside Skate Park from a BMX bike rider's view. Drugs, violence and prostitution are just a few hurdles that they
had to overcome to make this DIY project possible.

TWLEVE MILES OF STYLE (TWEED RUN)
UK 2010 | DVCPRO HD 15 min
Dir. Brendan McNamee
Ladies and Gentlemen ride through the streets of London in the most dashing of fashion.

COUNTYWIDE: BICYCLING ACROSS LOS ANGELES
USA 2010 | HD 10 min
Dir. Eric Matthies
Cycling offers escape from the daily grind of Los Angeles and a way of accessing different views of it. This film is a smattering of those perspectives.

CONSTANT MOVEMENT
Cuba 2008 | Mini Dv 12 min
Dir. Milagro Farfan
With nothing but rusty scraps and human willpower, taxi-bike drivers make a way to live and work in Cuba, despite the labor conditions that oppress them every day.
They have created "the peoples' relief ."

MACRAMENTO
USA 2010 | HD 5 min
Dir. Colby Elrick
Macaframa co-director and rider Colby Elrick presents a look at Sacramento riding. Macramento features Sacramento and other Northern California notables, including John
Cardiel, Squirrel, and Ted Shred.

RIDING THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
New Zealand, Canada 2009 | HD/DV/Super 8 44 min
Dir. Alex Craig
Seven professional skateboarders attempt to cycle New Zealand's North Island, looking for skate spots.

Advance tickets can be purchased online for all films.  If a screening is not sold out, tickets will also be sold at the door that night.