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Bicycle Film Festival: 14 Short Films

One showing of a 14-film program.

By Aaron Donovan

10:24 PM EDT on May 15, 2007

One showing of a 14-film program.

TAG
UK/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 min
Dir. Oliver Walker
This 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 Carugati
Critical Mass in Milan can be amusing.
CHAIN
USA 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.

Aaron Donovan

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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