Program 3: Urban Bike Shorts

These films capture the spirit of street, youth, fixed gear, bmx, and messenger cultures from passionate cyclists in cities around the world. The Urban Bike program is a popular tradition at the BFF.

EBRO
United States 2022 10min.
Dir. Ian Bartlett
EBRO (Everybody’s Rideout) is a bicycle takeover and one of the nation's largest and most anticipated street riding events on the Bike Life calendar attracting riders from across America and overseas. Riders of all ages, gender, and race descend upon NYC every September for a family reunion with this high energy wheeling community. 

CITY BIKE BOY 
United States 2025 5min.
Dir. Jerome Peel
A look back into the life of City Bike Boy: The ups and downs, and where he is today.

LIVE MORE, RUSH LESS
Mexico 2024 11min.
Dir. Andalusia K Soloff
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.

CAMINO
United States 2025 35mm 4min.
Dir. Eliot Grigo, Simon Schneider
A lone cyclist climbs a storied mountain, chasing silence, memories, and inner peace.

EVEN THE GIRLS!
United States 2004 5min.
Dir. Ashira Fox
A vintange documentary portrait of women bicycle messengers in New York. 

MAMA AGATHA
Netherlands 2016 16min.
Dir. Fadi Hindash
Once a week, a group of migrant women from Southeast Amsterdam meet in a gymnasium to learn how to cycle. Supervising their bicycle course is a Ghanaian woman nicknamed ‘Mama Agatha’. Over the summer, this community mother gives the ladies from China, Pakistan and Suriname the confidence to get behind the two wheels for the first time.

NEVER DONE
USA 2026 10min.
Dir. Dilan Garcia Lopez
Immersed in the punishing world of elite cycling, this film follows Brayan, a rider whose journey demands endurance, mental fortitude, and relentless perseverance. As an immigrant chasing excellence in a sport slow to welcome newcomers, he faces triumphs and setbacks. As he pushes through climbs, doubt, and sacrifice, the story asks a lingering question: Why do you do what you do?

SQUANCHY PAPI
USA 2025 16mm 7min.
Dir. Brinton Douglas 
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.

MMFG
United States 2026 5min.
Dir. John Watson Rutland 
Hernan Montenegro, an immigrant living in LA restores carbon fiber bikes and builds custom frames.

CONTACT
United States 2026 14min.
Dir. Jonathan Walley
The transformation of an entire skatepark into a playable musical instrument—where the skate, BMX, art, and music scenes collide.

TRUE TEMPER: TIME'S UP
USA 2026 5min.
Dir. Brinton Douglas 
When your time's up, you get to keep one memory. What will you take with you?

MACAFRAMA – THE WESTERN 
USA 2008 HD 12min.
Dir. Colby Elrick, Colin Arlen 
A fixed gear film from the legendary San Francisco crew, Macaframa. Made for the BFF two decades ago, selling out shows worldwide, it returns to the big screen this year.