PROGRAM 5: URBAN BIKE SHORTS

WHEEELS FOR CHANGE Dir. Tomasz Wierzbianski UK 2025 7min.
A bike ride in London that directly supports unhoused people and families struggling to afford essentials.

LIVE MORE, RUSH LESS Dir. Andalusia K Soloff Mexico 2024 11min
Women, children and non-binary cyclists reclaim the streets of Mexico City against road rage and sexual violence, revindicating riding bicycles as a way of life, not a way to die.

ONLOOKER Dir. Garrett Creamer USA 2025 4min.
Onlooker is a meditation on presence in the city through the eyes of a professional BMX biker Chad Douglas.

THE RIDE Dir.  Tom-Ambroise Fenaille USA 2025 2min.
The Ride is an intimate perspective of riding a bicycle through New York City.

UCX Dir.  Andrew Hetherington USA 2024 9min.
An exploration of unsanctioned urban cyclo-cross racing, this short film celebrates the creativity, camaraderie, and can-do spirit that unite a passionate cycling community.

SQUANCHY PAPI Dir. Brinton Douglas USA 2025 7min 16mm
Through a reflective, meditative lens, the film explores Squanchy Papi, a key figure in Salt Lake's fixed gear community, their motivations for riding, and how the community has shaped her self-expression, now and into the future.

GOLD STATUS Dir. Charles Haine USA 2023 14min.
This fun and engaging film documents the feeling we all have of living in a time where everything we do is constantly evaluated by algorithms. It also explores the precarity of delivery cyclists and other essential workers that society depends on to survive.

PRINCIPLES Dir. Eric Sciole USA 2024 9min
A portrait of Principles, a Gowanus café and cycling hub uniting NYC communities through accessibility and shared space.