Bicycle Film Festival: 14 Short Films

10:24 PM EDT on May 15, 2007

One showing of a 14-film program.

TAGUK/USA 2007 | DV | 5 min. Dir. William Prouty A bike messenger and rollerblader face off during a chase through the streets of London.
THE NEW WOMAN: ANNIE "LONDONDERRY" KOPCHOVSKY USA 2006 | DVC Pro | 8 min. Dir. Gillian Klempner & Meghan Shoa This is about an improbable journey by bicycle, a race against time, and the eccentric, fiery woman who dared to undertake it.
IN MEMORIAM USA 2007 | DV | 6 min. Dir. Richard Davis Short doc shot at bicyclist memorial ride on January 7, 2007.
HIT A FROG USA 2007 | Animation | 2 min. Dir. Andrew Lynn and Victoria Kereszi FROG!!
THE HIGHLAND HILLS BICYCLE JOUST USA 2007 | DV | 4 min. Dir. Matthew Silver Brooklyn Mayhem!
THE CASE FOR SEPARATED BIKE LANES USA 2007 | DV | 8 min. Dir. Clarence Eckerson Jr. Advocates from Transportation Alternatives make the case that NYC should try separated bike lanes.
TO STEAL A BICYCLE USA 2006 | DV | 12 min. Dir. Jes Therkelsen The sting of having a bicycle stolen can be painful, yet the process of recovery can be worse. Just how easy is it to get away with bicycle theft in Washington, D.C.?
PR07ECTOR BIKE UK 2007 | DV / Super 8 | 7 minDir. Oliver WalkerThis film is an introduction to the projector bike.
TANDEMONIUM USA 2007 | DV | 3 min. Dir. Nathan Wilkes Riding single is fun! Riding with two is double the fun!
RING MY BELL USA 2007 | DV | 7 min. Dir. Willow Robin A boy's search for love...
MILANO BYE BIKE Italy 2006 | DV | 9 min. Dir. Stefano CarugatiCritical Mass in Milan can be amusing.
CHAINUSA 2006 | 16 mm | 5 min. Dir. Ana Ribeiro The last Friday of every month in San Francisco there is a bike ride.
INCLUSIVELY GREEN USA 2007 | Video | 10 min. Dir. Times Up! Video Collective The New York Pedicab industry, under attack by taxi lobbyists, speaks for itself. In a time when global warming fears face us why is New York City proposing to cap the number of pedicabs and ban all electric assist bicycles?
THE TIDES USA 2007 | HD | 8 min. Dir. Eva Flodstrom As Emi experiences firsthand, you never know the adventures and inspiration that await you when you leave your front door and embrace the present moment.

Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

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