Bicycle Film Festival - Asheville
Select Short Film Program
Available to Stream from February 19 - February 28, 2021
BFF Asheville - Select Shorts Film Program
February 19 - 28
Hosted by Asheville On Bikes
The 20th Anniversary of Bicycle Film Festival is going virtual. Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film and music the last 20 years. The physical BFF spanned the world in over 90 cities worldwide to an audience of over one million people.
How does the virtual Bicycle Film Festival work? A ticket allows you to view the 90-minute short film format from 6:00pm EST February 19th through Sunday, February 28th at 11:59PM streamed to your computer, tablet, or smart TV by simply clicking on the link provided by email 15 minutes before opening date and time. Ticket prices are "sliding scale" so all ticket prices entitle you to the same content. You may view BFF in one sitting, or as you will, from the comfort and safety of your home.
Asheville on Bikes is advocating for better biking and walking infrastructure in Asheville, NC and the surrounding Western North Carolina region. They cultivate the culture of urban and commuter cycling through advocacy & celebration. They are promoting cycling and its direct impact on the health of their community. The League of American Bicyclists has named Asheville on Bikes the 2020 Bicycle Advocacy Organization of the Year. A portion of all tickets sales will go to support Asheville on Bikes.
BFF Select Shorts appeal to a wide audience from film connoisseurs to avid cyclists and everything in between. The curated collection of select short films will take you on a journey around the world, covering such topics as:
-The first BMX crew in Nigeria
-A charismatic Ghanian immigrant in Amsterdam who teaches refugee adult women to ride bikes
-The struggle of a young woman and her bike in Iran
-A bird's-eye view of a BLM bicycle protest ride in New York
-New York City through the lens of female bike messengers
-Reprieve from genocide through cycle sport
-Two women who bring a small town together around mountain biking and their pizza shop
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