WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER

SPOKE ART EXHIBITION OPENING 6:00 PM

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DON’T COME GALLERY, Royal Arcade
314 Little Collins Street
Presented by Now Now

Local and international artists come together to celebrate the bicycle, literally and laterally.

OPENING
6pm
Gallery hours:
December 6-9. 10am-6pm

THURSDAY 6 DECEMBER

BIKES ROCK Opening Party | 7:00 PMSEE THE FULL LISTING

Presented by THREE THOUSAND and VICE
7pm
$7 on the door
18+ only

Arts House, Meat Market
5 Blackwood St | North Melbourne
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Bands, DJs, bike demos, screenings, performances and bicycle valet parking all come together to make one UNFORGETTABLE PARTY.

with:
Spider Vomit
Plug-In City
Qua
Mountains in the Sky
SubAudible Hum
DJ Ann Ominous (Macromantics)

FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER

PROGRAM 1 | 7:00 pm

Presented by Brunswick St. Bikes

ALL FILM SCREENINGS at RMIT Capitol Theatre
Swanston St (opposite Town Hall)

Valet Bicycle Parking provided by Crumpler

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BIKE SHORTS AND WARRIORS: THE BIKE RACE

WARRIORS: THE BIKE RACE
USA 2004 | DV 20min.
DIRECTORS: Christopher Ryan, Michael Green, Jesse Epstein
In August of 2002, over 800 bicycle riders descended upon New York City in the form of 89 gangs. Their goal: to live out the epic gang warfare movie known as THE WARRIORS. During the all night race from the Bronx to Coney Island, riders got lost, blood was shed, police outwitted, and countless brain cells destroyed. Most of what took place that night was thankfully never to be discussed again until…WARRIORS: THE BIKE RACE.

PROGRAM 2 | 9:00 pm

Presented by Global Cafe Direct

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STREET FIGHTER AND MONKEY WARFARE

MONKEY WARFARE
Canada 2006 | DV 77 min.
Dir. Reginald Harkema
Many critics have selected this film as one of the best films without distribution of the year.

Dan and Linda are two ex-activists in Toronto who live a low-key lifestyle of selling junk online and riding their bicycles. After their pot dealer gets busted, they meet the young revolutionary Susan, forcing Dan and Linda to question their relationship and face their turbulent past. "Monkey Warfare" was well received at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival winning the Special Jury Award.

PROGRAM 3 | 11:00 pm

Presented by Urbanology

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B.I.K.E
USA 2006 | DV 89min
Dirs. Jacob Septimus and Anthony Howard
Jacob Septimus has directed videos for KRS-one, Mos Def amongst 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 of a series of intimate portraits of New York City’s subcultures past and present.

After Party TBA

SATURDAY 8 DECEMBER

PROGRAM 4 | 5:00 pm

Presented by GT/Fox

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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 5 | 7:00 pm

Presented by Cycling Promotion Fund

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BIKE CAR
USA 2006 | DV 65 min.
Dir. J.T. Fountain
Travis Parker, Louie Fountain and Scotty Wittlake approached travel differently last winter. Putting snowmobiles and 4x4'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 6 | 9:00 pm

Presented by Spoken + Cannondale

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MESSENGER PROGRAM
FUN BIKE SHORTS

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 7 | 11:00 pm

Presented by Fyxomatosis

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PEDAL
USA/2001 | DV 52min.
Dir. 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 New York City 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.

After Party TBA

SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER

B.est F.riends F.orever Laneway Block PartySEE THE FULL LISTING
Presented by FAT

Calling bicycles of all shapes and sizes – long bikes, tall bikes, crazy bikes and ugly bikes, the B.est F.riends F.orever block party brings the two-wheeled celebration to the streets - Melbourne style.

Join us for Bike Swaps, Performances, Bicycle Beauty Pageants and general mayhem.

Section 8 Container Bar & Tattersalls Lane.
Entry from Lonsdale St. 18+ only.
1pm – 7pm
FREE!

Closing Night Party and Program 8 at 7:00 PMSEE THE FULL LISTING
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Closing Night Party
Presented by Rooftop Cinema
7pm
The sun setting over Melbourne will provide a stunning backdrop to cyclists and general enthusiasts alike, wrapping up the festival with a very special screening party, including BFF highlights of the past seven years, DJs and dancing - on top of the world.

Rooftop Cinema and Bar
Curtain House,
252 Swanston St.
Screening at 9pm.
$15 for tickets

Program 8 | 9:00 PM

Australian Short Film selections and
BFF DVD
Some of the most popular and fun shorts at the BFF.

KIEST PARK
USA 2005 | 16mm 5min.
Dir. John Ayala
A seven year old leaves his parents and his block for the first time to explore, observe and destroy in a vast new world.