Bicycle Film Festival Week is here

Ok it's bike month...
and now its the week of the bicycle film festival which means...
The screening of MY MOVIE...oh joy!

here is a 30 second trailer...

Thanks to: Bucky and Keep it street level for posting on their blogs.

This is part of the messenger night which is Saturday the 19th, 2007.

There are 17 short videos including the six pack attack by Luke Stiles, a documentary on Kamikaze, by Gary Beeber, and master of the helmet camera...Lucas Brunelle. Awesome.

screenings are three times: 7pm, 9pm and 11pm

Tickets and festival passes are on sale now at the bicycle film festival's website.

But this is only a small inkling of what is going down this week.

Here is the run down:

May 16th, Wednesday

Bikes Rock...opening night party/rock show.

7-10pm Free

Solar1 23rd and East River-NYC

Bands: Mates of State--Parts and Labor and Team Robespierre
then bike ride over to the Opening Night Party @
Studio B
259 Banker Street. btwn Calyer and Franklin
10-4 Free
with Gang Gang Dance and DJ's from Black Label Bicyle Club.
-------------------------------------------------------
May 17th, Thursday

Joy Ride--an art show inspired by the bicycle
Curated by Festival Director Brendt Barbur
hosted by Fountainhead Films...creator of the movie B.I.K.E.
6-12am
33 West 17th Street near 5th Ave.
Art by:

Gina of King Kog
Amy Bolger
Swoon
Michelle Gondry
Shepard Fairly
Daze
Peter Sutherland...
and many many more...
A picture from the Joy Ride art show in Tokyo...to inspire.


Then an after party...
---------------------------------
Then its movie time!! All Screenings at the Anthology Film Archives 32 2nd Ave. at 2nd Street. in Lovely Manhattan, USA

Here is Brendt warming up the crowd at last years BFF in Tokyo...

May 18th, Friday

Programs 1-3
7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Featuring the New York Premiere of Monkey Warfare

Attractive woman on bikes and SUV's on fire...what more could you want?!?!
here is a clip from Youtube


----------------------------------
May 19th, Saturday...
During the day...two Alleycats...
One is in New Haven CT...cool flyer

And here in NYC is the 3rd annual Bridge Battle...


Meanwhile Trackstar is hosting Track Bike events out front of the Bicycle FIlm Fest...


at 1pm there will be a BFF bike Parade to the Track events...the site is TBD and will be posted on the BFF website. Oh my god...bikes riding together...the apocolypse is near...oh wait...they have a permit. Whew.

There will be films screen while all this is going on at 1:30pm, 3pm and 5pm...see BFF program for complete schedule.

Then Messenger night, where you will all see TRACK KAIJU...I command you!!
----------------------------------------------

Sunday, May 20th

More movies including this one...Eat!, Sleep? Bikes!
Four friends embark on a 508 mile non-stop 46 hour bike ride through Death Valley, Ca. on fixed gear bikes...


Hope to see you all this weekend!!!
LOve

MG