Street Party

Bike games and other fun events presented by TRACKSTAR.
Footdown, trackstands, and skids for all.
Bunny Hop Contest
Bike Beauty Contest
Tables featuring Framebuilders, artists, handmade bikewares.
Fun prizes!!

1 p.m.: Program 4: Free BMX Program

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
USA 2007 | DV/Super 8/16mm 32min.
Dir. Dean Dickinson
A BMX documentary that leaps into the mind of the true pool rider – a dive into a BMX lifestyle like you’ve never seen.

And other fun bike movies!

3 p.m.: Program 5: Bike Scene It

BIKE SCENE IT
Matthew Modine and friends
Matthew Modine, Actor and Founder of Bicycle For A Day, will be joined by bicycle-loving friends to screen their favorite bike scenes from different movies.  Along the way they may share some of their best bicycle-related stories (like that time they were almost kidnapped while riding a bike!).  

5 p.m.: Program 6: The Way Bobby Sees It

Hosted by NYCMTB
LIFE CYCLE
UK 2008 | DV 4 min.
Dir. Tom Mansfield
A postman takes a detour from his usual postal route and accidentally stumbles on his chosen path in life by riding the bumpy road to success.

FIXIE DAVE
USA 2008 | HD 7min.
Dir. Terry Breheny
Dave Nice, aka Fixie Dave, is an endurance cyclist exploring the country on a fixed-gear single speed rigid bike.

ACROSS THE CZECH REPUBLIC
USA / Czech Republic 2008 | Super 8 5min.
Dir. Jason Reid
In April 2007, three Americans from Seattle bicycled across the Czech Republic. This is their film.

HAVE YOU SEEN IT
USA 2007 | HD/16mm 22min.
Dir. Eric Crosland
Part MTB film, part thriller, part documentary, this movie is sure to surprise…

THE WAY BOBBY SEES IT
SEE THE TRAILER
USA 2008 | DV 57min.
Dir. Jason Watkins, Wendy Todd
A gripping story about a blind mountain biker who relies on a “guide” to help him see as he races down one of the most difficult downhill courses in the U.S. 

7, 9:15, 11:15 p.m.: Programs 7-9: Messenger Program - Fast Friday

KING OF SKITCH
USA 2008 | HD 2min.
Dir. Daniel Leeb
The King of New York, Felipe Robayo, will always find the fastest way on a bike to get from A to B.

PTERODACTYL "POLIO"
USA 2007 | DV 3min.
Dir. Matt Marlin
Music Video
A bicycle wheel escapes the clutches of an evil bike shop in the country to flee towards a new life in the big city…

THE  TOOLBOX ("Spare Parts Race")
USA 2008 | Digital/Stop Motion Animation 2min.
Dir. Chombo
Leftover bicycle parts race one another for glory in this brief stop-motion animated treat.

RAVEN AND THE BICYCLE ANGEL
USA 2007 | DV 8min.
Dir. Jonathan van Tulleken
A fun mockumentary about a young man attempting to win the heart of the woman of his dreams by cycling in a bike courier race.

MYSTIK MOOD
USA 1988 | Super 8 4min.
Dir. Dieter Runge
A day in the life of a NY bike messenger in the 80’s edited to the song Mystik Mood by the New York band East of Eden.

SCRAPER BIKES
TRUNK BOIZ
USA 2007 | Video 3min.
Dir. Spencer Fortin
Music video

GET FASTER
USA 2008 | DV 9min.
Dir. Heather Muller
Dylan wants this to be the year she wins Monstertrack.  In her efforts to get faster she looks to three local alleycat racers for their advice.

BIKE MESSENGER NYC
USA 2008 | DV 2min.
Dir. Carlos Ramirez
A visual collage of the Bike Messenger community in New York.

THE MAKING OF BOOTLEG SESSIONS V.2
USA 2008 | DV 5min.
Dir. Burd Phillips
This short details the efforts of a globally diverse group of wayward cyclists as they attempt to put together a video project that proves one thing: there is an infinite number of ways to have fun on bicycles.

PEDAL PUSHER SOCIETY
USA 2007 | 5min.
Dir. Susie Seidelman and Shea Schachameyer
A film about Pedal Pusher Society, representing Milwaukee’s premier bike gang of women.

FUMIKIRI
Japan 2008 | DV 8min.
Dir. Daisuke Hayakawa and Toshihiko Nakano
Japan has emerged as one of the world’s centers for urban track bike culture. Fumikiri is a view into the riding styles of the talented and creative riders of Japan.

MACAFRAMA
USA 2007 | HD 11min.
Dir. Colby Elrick and Colin Arlen
This beautifully shot video showcases some of the most talented track riders on the west coast.

LUCAS BRUNELLE
USA 2006 | DV 11min.
Dir. Lucas Brunelle
Lucas has a given us a look at riding like nobody before him.  He has traveled to London’s underground, the English Countryside, Tokyo’s freeways and tunnels, and of course the streets of New York. Every city has a different style of riding. The palm trees of Los Angeles, the stately buildings of Stockholm, are examples of backdrops for alleycats seen through the helmet cam in different locales.

FAST FRIDAY
SEE THE TRAILER
USA 2007 | DV 27min.
Dir. David Rowe
Director 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.