2009 Bicycle Film Festival – Washington DC
December 6, 2009 at 6:32 pmDC, bicycle, film
Since 2001, Brendt Barbur has been putting on the Bicycle Film Festival (BFF). In the years that followed the BFF has grown to include international showings in 39 cities and an annual attendance of a quarter million people. 2009 was the first year that the BFF was held in Washington DC and from what I could garner the DC cycling community was quite excited to finally have it in our city. The DC BFF was a one day festival held at the Navy Memorial Theater on 7th St. There were three showings, we attended the 9pm program which featured of 14 short films. Without futher adiu, I give you 14 equally short reviews:
On Time 1985/16mm/USA: racing through the streets, a special delivery of utmost importance leads to hilarity, danger, and a BOOM!
Safari London 2009/HD/UK: sexy imagry. If I shot video this is what I would want to do. Timelapse, motion blur, multiple exposure. Wonderful.
Made in Queens 2008/Video/USA: tinkering teenagers from Trinidad create 300 lbs speaker bikes that will knock your socks off.
Polo Manual 2009/DVCPRO HD/UK: cycles, community, competition, and collision come together for a little game. No horses allowed.
Some Things Ride a Bicycle 2006/Video/USA: ever see an oaktree or an elephant ride a bike. Yeah, I didn’t think so.
An Apology 2007/DC/USA: some people get so bent out of shape when you pretend to get a mortal injury while demonstrating how to steal a bike with powertools.
Kant 2009/DVD/Japan: I most certainly can’t do any of the impressive fixie riding demonstrated by the Japanese crew.
Pixel Gear Bikes!! Ride Safe, Ride Fast, Ride Free 2009/Video/Spain: the familiar comfort of 8 bit video game technology meets some snazzy riding and a brutal dooring
What’s a Girl To Do 2007/Video/UK: syncronized cycling to music while riding down a dark wooded road at night and wearing giant animal masks. ‘Nuff said.
Ski Boys 2006/Super8/Canada: oh the things that idle hands, miscellaneous farm equipment, and some ingenuity can do to bikes and skateboards.
Belle Epoch 2008/Video/Italy: I’ve got an idea, lets ride up some of the hardest terrain in Italy on a bike with no handle bars or brakes, while playing various musical instruments. Brilliant!
The Scraper Bike King 2009/16mm/USA: “If it wasn’t for scraper bikes, I’d be either dead or in jail. I’m not sure which.”
Broadway Bomber/Bridge Battle 2009/HD/USA: 1st person helmet camera perspective on an addrenalin filled street race. See NYC in a whole new way.
Anima D’Acciaio (Soul of Steel) 2009/HD/Italy: a passionate life’s work. I just wish I spoke Italian so I could have understood it.
Looking forward to next year’s festival.
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December 6th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
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December 7th, 2009 at 12:04 am
That’s a great logo/symbol for the festival.