Program 5: BRIAN VERNOR RETROSPECTIVE
134 min.

Brian Vernor was raised in Santa Cruz, CA and now works out of Los Angeles. His early cycling documentaries and photography lead to commercial and editorial commissions from Rapha, Nike, Giro, Saucony, NBC, D Magazine, BIKE, and Outside, among others. Brian's interest in custom bicycles and industrial design lead him to create documentary and advertising films focussed on design teams at Casper, Alphabet, MillerKnoll and Design Within Reach. He balances commercial projects in both design and sports with personal film projects.

 

BFF is a proud to present a selection of works by Brian Vernor. These shorts and feature length films screened at the BFF around the world from 2005 through today:

 

Canada 2009 | 62min.

Dir. Brian Vernor & Benny Zenga

Four months on a bicycle between Cairo, Egypt and Cape Town, South Africa en route with the Tour d' Afrique, the world's longest bicycle race and expedition. BFF Alumni the Zenga Brothers and Brian Vernor share a universal love of the bicycle with Africa's roadside mechanics, sporting racers and curious strangers. Traveling more than 70 miles per day, 50 racers and expedition riders experienced the boundless Nubian desert of Sudan, the great majesty of Victoria Falls, and finally the cold rush of the Atlantic Ocean. The 7,000 mile expedition is a constant adventure full of playfulness and mysterious beauty, and is testament to the endurance of human curiosity.

 

USA 2005 | 62min.

Dir. Brian Vernor & Willie K. Bullion

Bullion and Vernor take their cues from Surf Films and Classic Cycling Films to present one of the fastest growing bicycling sports in the United States. Shot entirely on Super 8 and incorporating a mix of instrumental rock music, voice over interviews, and constructed sound it digs deep into the cold, muddy, and anything but relaxing sport of Cyclocross. This film is an insider’s view that gives an intimate look with a human touch that any outsider could appreciate.

 

USA 2017 | 3min.

Dir. Brian Vernor

The Eastern Sierras along the Highway 395 corridor called out to us for an end-of-Summer road trip out of Los Angeles. Super 8 and super rad.

 

USA 2018 | 11min.

Dir. Brian Vernor 

California’s White Mountain peak tops at 14,252 feet. Badwater Basin in Death Valley sits at 282 feet below sea level. These are the highest and lowest bikeable places in California. Shot on super 16mm and super 8mm film plus various digital formats.

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