Bicycle Film Festival Portland
Thu, Apr 30 at 6:30pm
Bicycle Film Festival has been celebrating bicycles through art, film, and music over the last 26 years. The BFF has spanned the world in 100 cities worldwide to and audience of one million people. BFF Portland presents international short film programs that will appeal to a wide audience from film connoisseurs to avid cyclists and everyone in between. Curated documentaries, narratives, animations, award-winning directors, and emerging talents all sharing equal billing.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
630pm
Program 1
830pm
Program 2
- Children under 10 years of age complimentary
- Bicycle Parking Provided
About BFF:
In 2001, Brendt Barbur founded the Bicycle Film Festival after being hit by a bus while cycling in New York City. What began as a personal journey became a global celebration of cycling through film, art, and music. Now in its 25th year, BFF has reached over one million people in more than 100 cities from Paris, Tokyo, and Mexico City to Cape Town, Istanbul, and beyond. Hosted in iconic venues like the Sydney Opera House and the Barbican in London, BFF brings cycling culture to life through powerful stories and curated experiences, featuring leading voices in film, music, design, and contemporary art. We’re enthusiastic to share this experience with audiences again in New York.
Program 1: CINEMATIC SHORTS
Thu, Apr 30 at 6:30pm
CINEMATIC SHORTS
A moving and diverse collection of international short films explores the bicycle as a symbol of
freedom in everyday life, taking viewers from the bustling streets of Lisbon to Palestine, to
Portland, China’s markets, South Africa’s dynamic neighborhoods, and the remote mountains of
Kyrgyzstan.
PROGRAM 1 features stories about:
- An exquisite cinematic exploration of Ciclopes, a Lisbon initiative promoting youth mobility through bicycles.
- Khaltsha Cycling Academy empowers young women to defy societal norms, find freedom, and dream beyond the limits of their neighborhood.
- A journey through Kyrgystan long after the road has ended.
- Guo Jie, one of the estimated 277 million rural migrant workers in China, piles as much styrofoam on her bike as possible to resell at a market.
- And more!
Program 2: URBAN SHORTS
Thu, Apr 30 at 8:30pm
URBAN SHORTS
These films celebrate the spirit of street, youth, commuter, fixed gear, BMX, and messenger cultures, made by and for passionate cyclists across cities worldwide. The Urban Bike program continues to be a beloved BFF tradition.
PROGRAM 2 features stories about:
- A look into the life of a lifelong bicycle rider from racing BMX to riding the streets of New York City.
- Nic overdoes it during a night out and is left to put the pieces together in the morning, including finding his bicycle.
- An addicted biker runs out of cigarettes. He joins the race to get more, but has to accept help from some peculiar people in the audience to stay in the competition.
- A key figure in Salt Lake's fixed gear community, her motivations for riding, and how the community has shaped her self-expression.
- A meditation on presence in the city through the eyes of a professional BMX biker Chad Douglas.
- 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.
-And more!
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