AUGUST 24 | FRIDAY

PROGRAM 1 | 7:00 pm

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BIKE SHORTS and THE WARRIORS

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.

THERE IS A FLOWER IN MY PEDAL
CANADA 2004  | DV/16mm/Super8 4min.
Dir. Andrea Dorfman
A rhythm of mixed media reminds us to dust off the old bike
and go for a ride.

DIVERSION IN BRAZIL
USA/BRAZIL 2002 | 16mm/DV 5min.
Dir. Bobby Carter
Take a journey to the neighborhoods of Sao Paulo and discover Brazil’s freestyle underground featuring: Balu, Daniel Molina, Leonardo Claro, and Marcos Paulo De Jesus.

UNLOCKED
CANADA 2005 | DV 4min
Dir. Sook-Yin Lee
Lydia is driven crazy by the bicycle locked to the front of her house. Her attempt to remove it leads to her own heartbreaking liberation.

MONSTER TRACK VI
USA 2005 | Video 7min.
Dir. Lucas Brunelle
This alleycat is fixed-gear only. It was set on one of the coldest days of the year in New York City. Catch the intensity of riding in New York with some of the world's most-skilled city riders.

STREET FIGHTER
CANADA 2007 | HD/16mm/Super8 7min
Dir. Benny Zenga & Michael Louis Johnson
Shot on the streets of Toronto and set to The New Kings track ‘Street Fighter’, a rock anthem about riding your bike in the city. “Two wheels and legs like steel!”
WORLD PREMIERE

INES BRUNN – KUNSTRADSHOW
Germany 2000 | Video 5min.
Dir. Masc Coenen & Ines Brunn
Dance, acrobatics, gymnastics—all on a fixed gear.
Ines Brunn introduces us to her style of riding called “Artistic Cycling”.

SKI BOYS
Canada 2006 | Super8 8 min.
Dir. Benny Zenga
The lost reels of the Ski Boys, which document their inventive exploits in rural Ontario during the early 70's.

BIKING IN THE BIBLE BELT
USA 2005 | DV 12min.
Director: James Plumlee
There are many obstacles to riding a bicycle in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This short is a glimpse into their strong and varied riding scene.

ON TIME
USA 1985 | 16mm 7min.
Dir. Ari Taub
This comedy classic short, shown worldwide, marked the debut of director/screenwriter Ari Taub and captured the spirit of low budget filmmaking in New York City.  Jimmy a bicycle messenger from the Albatross Courier Company, takes us through the streets and boroughs of New York to deliver a package “on time”. Braving the perilous city streets, there’s nothing Jimmy can’t handle, or is there?

SOME THINGS RIDE A BICYCLE
USA 2006 | Video 45sec.
Dir. Chris Jolly
This is a series of chalkboard animations of various funny objects riding bicycles.

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.

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.

AFTER PARTY

Party & Goldsprints across the street from the theatre @ Whippersnapper Gallery | 587a College St.