Bicycle Film Festival - NYCC Program 1
Select Short Film Program

The 20th Anniversary of Bicycle Film Festival is going virtual.
New York Cycle Club is hosting 3 virtual BFF programs for NYCC members, future members and guests.

Program 1: BFF Select Shorts

Available to stream March 12 - 21

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. The festival has an incredible history of working with the most important artists, filmmakers, venues, and institutions around the world. 

With some 3,000 members, New York Cycle Club is the largest recreational cycling club in the New York area.  NYCC runs rides at all speeds, of all levels of difficulty for all abilities from near-beginner to elite. With a shared focus on the joys of cycling, NYCC and BFF are natural partners.

BFF Select Shorts Film Program 1:

Bicycle Film Festival and NYCC are presenting an international selection of the most important select short films from the BFF collection. Film fans and bicycle fans alike will absolutely enjoy this program. Let the BFF curated stories take you on a journey around the world featuring:

• A charismatic Ghanaian immigrant in Amsterdam who teaches refugee adult women to ride bikes
• A father copes with the loss of his son
• A moonlit downhill ride at the base of the Matterhorn in Switzerland
• Cycle sport as relief from genocide
• A ride with cycling legend and overall wonderful soul, Connie Carpenter.
• A relationship in 3 minutes 
• The story of Marshall “Major” Taylor 
• and more

How does the Virtual Bicycle Film Festival work? A ticket allows you to view the 90-minute short film format from Friday, March 12 at 6:00pm ET through Sunday, March 21 at 11:59pm ET streamed to your computer, tablet, or smart TV by simply clicking on the link provided by email 15 minutes before opening date and time. To get a ticket link send to your email: select ticket, add to cart, enter the code provided by NYCC. You may view BFF in one sitting, or as you will, from the comfort and safety of your home.

New York Cycle Club - Founded in 1936, we are the largest recreational cycling club in the New York area. We are member-owned and 100% volunteer run. We offer rides at all levels to our nearly 3,000 members, training programs, and racing teams. No matter if you just bought a bike a few weeks ago and are looking to get into cycling, or you are a seasoned racer, in NYCC you will find a home and a group of people sharing your skill level. The Club offers daily rides, weekend excursions, a nationally-recognized spring training program, monthly meetings featuring important speakers in the field and a full calendar of special events, all in a friendly environment where you'll meet other, like-minded cycling New Yorkers of all ages. Becoming part of our vibrant NYCC cycling community means getting in shape, making new friends and exploring the most beautiful routes in the tri-state area.

New York Cycle Club provides:
-Outstanding bicycling activities for the enjoyment and education of members and guests.
-Furthers bicycling as a means of recreation, transportation, fitness and health.
-Works with and support organizations that promote cycling to underrepresented populations and advocates for sustainable transportation solutions.
-Builds bridges among the communities we live in and ride through. 
-Promotes a welcoming, supportive community for our members and guests

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