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Bicycle Film Festival starts Friday
What would you do if you got hit by a bus while riding your bicycle in New York City?
When it happened to Brendt Barbur in 2001, he didn’t get bitter. Instead, he started the Bicycle Film Festival, which celebrates the bike through music, art and film.
The Bicycle Film Festival marks its 10th anniversary this year, and its third appearance in Austin.
Screenings will take place Dec. 2-5 at Super! Alright!, 301 Chicon, Suite A. There’s free bike valet parking, of course.
All programs are $10; a festival pass is $25.
The lineup looks cool…
Thursday Dec. 2 Kickoff Party with Goldsprints • 9 p.m. -1 a.m. The Scoot Inn, 1308 E. 4th St.
Friday Dec. 3 • 7 p.m. “The Birth of Big Air,” a tribute to the BMX legend Mat Hoffman.
• 9 p.m. “Empire,” featuring the best urban cyclists in New York City.
• After party at Liberty, 1618 1/2 E. Sixth St.
Saturday Dec. 4 • 11 a.m. Off-road ride, starting at ATX Bikes, 5000 W. Slaughter Lane, and ending at Super! Alright!
• 1 p.m. Road ride, starting at ATX Bikes, 5000 W. Slaughter Lane, and ending at Super! Alright!
• 3 p.m. “Bike Shorts,” a collection of award-winning films from around the world, including “Lalo,” the story of a Mexican food delivery rider, “The Bristol Bike Project,” • about a UK bike workshop providing free transportation to refugees, “Jitensha,” the story of a dismantled bike, and others.
• 5 p.m. “The Cyclocross Meeting,” a look at the explosion of the U.S. cyclocross scene and the emerging Japanese scene.
• 7 p.m. “Riding the Long White Cloud,” a documentary about seven pro skateboarders who attempt to cycle New Zealand’s North Island.
For more information or to buy tickets online, go here.
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