Bicycle Film Festival - MONTREAL

Friday

Jul232010

FRIDAY AUGUST 13

7:00

9:00

10:00

NATIONAL FILM BOARD CINEROBOTHEQUE
1564 St. Denis Street

P.1 The Birth Of Big Air
Online sales have closed. Tickets Available at Venue
P.2 Riding The Long White Cloud
Presented by UNDERWORLD
Online sales have closed. Tickets Available at Venue
AFTER PARTY with GOLDSPRINTS
BROUE PUB BROUHAHA
5860 de Lorimier (au coin des Carrières)

THE BIRTH OF BIG AIR

Program 1 The Birth Of Big Air
7:00

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	LUCAS BRUNELLE LINE OF SIGHT USA 2010 \| HD/16MM 7 min Dir. Benny Zenga & Lucas Brunelle Lucas Brunelle travels the globe documenting alleycat races and every year he presents a new film at the BFF. This year for our tenth anniversary Lucas teams up with Benny Zenga to produce a film that takes it to another level. Lucas is the undisputed master of documenting alleycats. From the vantage point of his custom helmet-cam his footage serves as insight into the best urban riders in the world in their natural element. Now Benny Zenga turns the camera back on Lucas Brunelle to bring a new dimension to this rare talent and‘international man of mystery’.
	INSIDE KENK CANADA 2010 \| HD 8 min Dir. Jason Gilmore An inside look at Igor Kenk, “the world’s most prolific bicycle thief”, according to The New York Times. In summer 2008, Kenk was arrested and nearly 3,000 bicycles were seized in one of the biggest news stories of the year. Built from more than 30 hours of never-before-seen intimate footage taken over the year leading right up to his arrest.
	TRAVIS COLLIER "NIGHT RIDING" Canada 2010 \| HD 4 min. Dir. Mike McKinlay A Short vignette about Travis Collier riding in Vancouver at night.
	ERIK ELSTRAN’S DRAGON SHREDIT USA 2010 \| HD 4 min Dir. Erik Elstran This dragon rides a bike!
	THE BIRTH OF BIG AIR USA 2010 \| HD 54 min Dir. Jeff Tremaine It’s about time Mat Hoffman’s story was told and now it has been done by just the right people. Directed by longtime friend Jeff Tremaine and produced by Priya Swaminathan, Spike Jonze and Mark Lewman, the film pays tribute to this BMX legend. It includes interviews with supporters and fans, like Evel Knievel. This film shows us the sacrifice it takes to be one of the greatest athletes in the world.

RIDING THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
Presented by UNDERWORLD
Program 2 Riding The Long White Cloud
9:00

ONLINE TICKET SALES HAVE ENDED. TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE.

	BMX AT BURNSIDE USA 2010 \| MINI DV 4min. 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.
	TOKYO TO OSAKA USA, JAPAN 2010 \| HD 13 MIN Dir. Nic Hill Twelve amateur American fixed gear cyclists and their 400-mile journey through the Japanese countryside.
	COUNTYWIDE: BICYCLING ACROSS LOS ANGELES USA 2010 \| HD 10min. 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.
	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 44min. Dir. Alex Craig Seven professional skateboarders attempt to cycle New Zealand's North Island, looking for skate spots.

	LUCAS BRUNELLE LINE OF SIGHT USA 2010 \| HD/16MM 7 min Dir. Benny Zenga & Lucas Brunelle Lucas Brunelle travels the globe documenting alleycat races and every year he presents a new film at the BFF. This year for our tenth anniversary Lucas teams up with Benny Zenga to produce a film that takes it to another level. Lucas is the undisputed master of documenting alleycats. From the vantage point of his custom helmet-cam his footage serves as insight into the best urban riders in the world in their natural element. Now Benny Zenga turns the camera back on Lucas Brunelle to bring a new dimension to this rare talent and‘international man of mystery’.
	INSIDE KENK CANADA 2010 \| HD 8 min Dir. Jason Gilmore An inside look at Igor Kenk, “the world’s most prolific bicycle thief”, according to The New York Times. In summer 2008, Kenk was arrested and nearly 3,000 bicycles were seized in one of the biggest news stories of the year. Built from more than 30 hours of never-before-seen intimate footage taken over the year leading right up to his arrest.
	TRAVIS COLLIER "NIGHT RIDING" Canada 2010 \| HD 4 min. Dir. Mike McKinlay A Short vignette about Travis Collier riding in Vancouver at night.
	ERIK ELSTRAN’S DRAGON SHREDIT USA 2010 \| HD 4 min Dir. Erik Elstran This dragon rides a bike!
	THE BIRTH OF BIG AIR USA 2010 \| HD 54 min Dir. Jeff Tremaine It’s about time Mat Hoffman’s story was told and now it has been done by just the right people. Directed by longtime friend Jeff Tremaine and produced by Priya Swaminathan, Spike Jonze and Mark Lewman, the film pays tribute to this BMX legend. It includes interviews with supporters and fans, like Evel Knievel. This film shows us the sacrifice it takes to be one of the greatest athletes in the world.

	BMX AT BURNSIDE USA 2010 \| MINI DV 4min. 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.
	TOKYO TO OSAKA USA, JAPAN 2010 \| HD 13 MIN Dir. Nic Hill Twelve amateur American fixed gear cyclists and their 400-mile journey through the Japanese countryside.
	COUNTYWIDE: BICYCLING ACROSS LOS ANGELES USA 2010 \| HD 10min. 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.
	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 44min. Dir. Alex Craig Seven professional skateboarders attempt to cycle New Zealand's North Island, looking for skate spots.