Love bikes? Come along to the Bicycle Film Festival... not just films but art, music, fashion and parties. Here is the program of Big Bike Love Events:
ROAD: ART & RIDES
1 – 30 November: Art and art rides across the city and inner west.
Bicycles are expressions of fashion, convenience, economics, environmentalism, activism, subversion, health, tribalism, design and competition. Bike riders are painters, poets, animators, sculptors, designers, performers, street and multimedia artists. Road brings bikes and artists together in a cultural and artistic expression and includes seven bike related art exhibitions and art rides every weekend in November.
Road: Edge | 1-30 Nov
May Lane, St Peters
Street art, stenciling and graff. Launch 1 Nov. All welcome. Music, laneway fashion show and bike art.
Road: Rode | 3-16 Nov
At The Vanishing Point | 565 King Street, Newtown
Contemporary art. Launch Thursday 6 November 6-9pm.
Road: Mystery Tour | 1-30 Nov
Cheeky Transport | 3a Georgina Street, Newtown
Bike touring photographs with a twist.
Road: Works | 3-16 Nov
Regard Gallery | 372 Wilson Street, Darlington
Works by Gilbert Grace showing the beauty and personalities of the proposed Sydney Greenring Cycleway.
Road: Radical Incursion | 13 Nov
CARES Facility | Sydney Park Road, Sydney Park
A photographic exhibition from the bike messengers’ perspective projected in lights.
Road: From Deadhorse Down | 19-30 Nov
Regard Gallery | 372 Wilson Street, Darlington
Alaska to Canada on two wheels.
Road: In Lights | 1-30 Nov
James Powditch Gallery | 10 Addison Rd, Marrickville
Spin by the gallery in the evening and take in the window’s view.
BIKES ON SHOW AT NEWTOWN FESTIVAL
Sunday 9 November @ Camperdown Park, Newtown
For the first time bicycles will play a feature role at the Newtown Festival with a range of bicycle-related events including, a social art ride touring local art galleries and trick bike and unicycle riding demonstrations. Free information about riding in the inner west and city and free bike valet parking will also be available.
BIKE LOVE STREET PARADE
Thursday 13 November @ King Street, Newtown
The Bike Love Street Parade will be a visual spectacle and coming together of the cycling community in all its glory. Starting at 6:30pm, the parade will travel down King St, delivering the participants to the Bikes Rock party at Sydney Park.
BIKES ROCK
Thursday 13 November 7pm-10pm @ CARES Facility, Sydney Park, St Peters
The Bikes Rock party gathers the cycling tribes together under the stars at Sydney Park. Festivities include bike polo, film and still canopy projections, music by bling-a–ling DJs HOOPS and the judging of the best dressed bikes from the Bike Love Street Parade. Free - all welcome.
INTERNATIONAL BIKE FILM FESTIVAL
Friday 14 & Sat 15 November @ Dendy Cinemas, King Street, Newtown
The International Film Festival will have toured through 13 countries across the globe by the time it reaches Sydney’s shores. Curated by Brendt Barbur, the Bicycle Film Festival showcases cycling across the world and including shorts, documentaries and feature films. Free bicycle valet parking for all who ride.
BIKE SWAP MEET
Saturday 15 November 8am-12pm @ Deus Ex Machina, Parramatta Road, Camperdown
Bike Swap meets enjoy huge popularity in the US and Europe -this will be Sydney’s first. A unique opportunity to swap or sell your excess gear and get some great bargains.
WRAP PARTY PICNIC
Sunday 16 November @ Pyrmont Park, Pyrmont
Bring a picnic and wind-down in the sun with the Cheeky Transport crew including the infamous bike blender cocktails, roller races and other bike fun.
More upcoming details at: http://bffsydney.org/
Bike Bike Love
Sounds like a good idea Geoff. I'd recommend coming to the Bikes Rock party at Sydney Park on Thursday 13 November. They'll be a huge mix of things (music/film/food/art/bike polo)happening so it should be a great way to spend the night. There will be bike valet parking but I'd still recommend not taking your best bike : )
Regarding going to the film festival. I wanted to suggest we go to the openning session. Tickets will be in hot demand. The films are oriented to the sporting side of things so I thought many of us would be interested. Here are the films and the bios:
Friday 14 November - Program 1 Road to Roubaix - 7:00 PM ALL FILM SCREENINGS AT Dendy Newtown 261 King St, Newtown
STANDING START
UK 2007 | DV 12min.
Dir. Adrian McDowall and Finlay Pretsell
What does it take to be the fastest track starter in the world? Standing Start gives insight into Olympian and World Champion Track Sprinter Craig MacLean’s life, his unflinching focus and preparation to battle it out on the world stage – portrayed like a gladiator.
MILLAR’S TALE
USA 2007 | DV 11min.
Dir. Nigel Dick
David Millar, one time prologue winner of the Tour de France, talks about his fight against doping and his future with Slipstream Sports.
ROAD TO ROUBAIX
SEE THE TRAILER
USA 2008 | Video 75min.
Dir. David Deal and David Cooper
This film features the most difficult and prestigious one-day cycling race in the world: Paris-Roubaix. First held in 1896, now more than a century later the race is still a grueling contest over 160 miles of narrow, cobbled farm roads in Northern France with a finish in the historic Roubaix velodrome. Long known as the “Hell of the North”, this film is a visual narrative of an old school clash of the finest athletes in the world. The filmmakers tell the story of the riders, the fans, the mechanics, and the unpredictable landscape that is the setting for the Paris-Roubaix.
For all the trackies, there is also a track/fixed geared program:
Saturday 15 November - Prgm 4 The 6-Day Bicycle Races 3:00PM
BANG-KING 2007
Japan 2007 | DV 5min.
Dir. Kentarou Suzuki
The first Keirin race for street riders in Japan.
FAST FRIDAY
SEE THE TRAILER
USA 2007 | DV 27min.
Dir. David Rowe
Documents the rise of the prolific track bike scene in Seattle. Started by clothing designer and fixed-gear rider Dustin Klein (M.A.S.H.), the monthly bike event known as “Fast Friday” has grown into a showcase of today’s most talented riders.
THE SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACES
USA 2006 | DV 60min.
Dir. Mark Tyson
Discover the original American form of bicycle racing. Relive the excitement of movie stars, gangsters, and the best-paid athletes in the US on a journey that takes you from the glory years of American cycling through to the last throes of a once-great sport. This film traces the history of this completely forgotten sport from its early days in the 1880's through its sad demise in the 1950's. Over 40 hours of interviews with riders, supporters, family members and historians bring life to the rich tapestry that was the Six-Day Bicycle Race. This film shares the color and excitement of an era when a bike rider could make in six days what his father might earn in six years. More than 10 years in the making, the “Six-Day Bicycle Race” is a film that brings together the largest known collection of photographs, archival footage and personal recollections by and of people long since passed away.
http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2008_site/sydney/
Friday 14 November - Program 1 Road to Roubaix - 7:00 PM ALL FILM SCREENINGS AT Dendy Newtown 261 King St, Newtown
STANDING START
UK 2007 | DV 12min.
Dir. Adrian McDowall and Finlay Pretsell
What does it take to be the fastest track starter in the world? Standing Start gives insight into Olympian and World Champion Track Sprinter Craig MacLean’s life, his unflinching focus and preparation to battle it out on the world stage – portrayed like a gladiator.
MILLAR’S TALE
USA 2007 | DV 11min.
Dir. Nigel Dick
David Millar, one time prologue winner of the Tour de France, talks about his fight against doping and his future with Slipstream Sports.
ROAD TO ROUBAIX
SEE THE TRAILER
USA 2008 | Video 75min.
Dir. David Deal and David Cooper
This film features the most difficult and prestigious one-day cycling race in the world: Paris-Roubaix. First held in 1896, now more than a century later the race is still a grueling contest over 160 miles of narrow, cobbled farm roads in Northern France with a finish in the historic Roubaix velodrome. Long known as the “Hell of the North”, this film is a visual narrative of an old school clash of the finest athletes in the world. The filmmakers tell the story of the riders, the fans, the mechanics, and the unpredictable landscape that is the setting for the Paris-Roubaix.
For all the trackies, there is also a track/fixed geared program:
Saturday 15 November - Prgm 4 The 6-Day Bicycle Races 3:00PM
BANG-KING 2007
Japan 2007 | DV 5min.
Dir. Kentarou Suzuki
The first Keirin race for street riders in Japan.
FAST FRIDAY
SEE THE TRAILER
USA 2007 | DV 27min.
Dir. David Rowe
Documents the rise of the prolific track bike scene in Seattle. Started by clothing designer and fixed-gear rider Dustin Klein (M.A.S.H.), the monthly bike event known as “Fast Friday” has grown into a showcase of today’s most talented riders.
THE SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACES
USA 2006 | DV 60min.
Dir. Mark Tyson
Discover the original American form of bicycle racing. Relive the excitement of movie stars, gangsters, and the best-paid athletes in the US on a journey that takes you from the glory years of American cycling through to the last throes of a once-great sport. This film traces the history of this completely forgotten sport from its early days in the 1880's through its sad demise in the 1950's. Over 40 hours of interviews with riders, supporters, family members and historians bring life to the rich tapestry that was the Six-Day Bicycle Race. This film shares the color and excitement of an era when a bike rider could make in six days what his father might earn in six years. More than 10 years in the making, the “Six-Day Bicycle Race” is a film that brings together the largest known collection of photographs, archival footage and personal recollections by and of people long since passed away.
http://bicyclefilmfestival.com/2008_site/sydney/
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