The First Annual Motorcycle Film Festival

ABOUT
JUDGES
The 2013 Panel
The First Annual
Motorcycle Film Festival
The Motorcycle Film Festival is an idea whose time has come: we are in the
midst of the biggest creative boom centered on motorcycles since the 1970s.
Every motorcycle customizer has an in-house filmmaker, and every hip motoevent from Biarritz to Melbourne has built-in paparazzi; we can re-live the
antics of fellow bikers on Youtube, or gasp at masterworks from talented
videographers, who often unwittingly work side by side. The massive, youthful
rise of moto-mania has excited big motorcycle factories to collaborate with
rising garage artists, and has inspired professional filmmakers that now is the
time to produce that long-dreamt two-wheel feature film.
The Motorcycle Film Festival was founded in 2013 by a group of NYC
motorcyclists and independent filmmakers, to provide a home for motorcycle
films from around the world, and give moto/film enthusiasts an event to gather,
discuss, and celebrate our favorite subject.
For further information, contact [email protected].
Our powerhouse panel of judges are all hard-core motorcyclists, and deeply
‘in the mix’ of contemporary global motorcycle culture. As content-producers
themselves (artists, bloggers, photographers, film-makers), they bring an
excellent perspective to film reviews. While respectful of the difficulties in
making ‘independent’ movies, they’re sticklers for quality in any art form, and
expect the Motorcycle Film Festival to raise the bar for the whole genre, by
giving film-makers (and audiences) the chance to see each other’s work in a
single venue, and equally important, to meet, share ideas, and inspire.
Paul d’Orleans, The Vintagent
Co-Host, Judge
thevintagent.blogspot.com
JP, The Selvedge Yard
Judge
selvedgeyard.com
Stacie B. London, EAST SIDE MOTO BABES
Judge
eastsidemotobabes.blogspot.com
triplenickel555.tumblr.com
Ana Llorente, EAST SIDE MOTO BABES
Judge
eastsidemotobabes.blogspot.com
Jack Drury
Corinna Mantlo
MFF Co-Founder
MFF Co-Founder
Dimitri coste, MOTEL COSTE
Judge
dimitricoste.blogspot.com
SCHEDULE
Thursday screening 1
FRIDAY screening 1
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Over The Eight, 594 Union Ave (between Richardson St & Frost St),
Brooklyn
Cost: $8
Time: 6:30pm
Place: Saint Vitus, 1120 Manhattan
Ave, Brooklyn
Cost: $8
Short: THE SPARE PARTS COMPANY
Director/Cinematographer: Mike Collins. Producer: Dan Fabrizio
Description: Meet Roland Sotello, owner of the storied Spare Parts Company
motorcycle shop in Old City Philadelphia. Roland reflects on coming to Spare Parts
as a recent college graduate to ultimately owning the shop. You never know where
your life is going to take you.
Short: Black Kat
Directed and written by Mark
MacInnis, Producer: Stefanie
Bockenstette.
Description: Rick Monahan has
dedicated his life to vintage BMW
motorcycles. He didn’t watch Easy
Rider, he lived it. Read how Rick’s
passion for these bikes sustained him
from bad ass teen shooting down
Route 66 to opening his own indie
garage in order to “pollinate Western L.A. with as many BMW’s as possible.”
Feature: WHY WE RIDE
Director: Bryan H. Carroll.
Producers: James Walker, p.g.a.,
Bryan H. Carroll, p.g.a.
Description: Why We Ride
is a story about who we are.
Individuals with a desire to dream,
discover, and explore. Seeking a
life outside our daily confinements
and sharing those moments
together. It’s a story about the
MERCHANDISE
Feature: The Best Bar In America
A film by Damon Ristau and Eric Ristau.
Description: A whiskey-fueled writing assignment takes one man on an epic
motorcycle road trip through the bars and taverns across the American West.
Riding a 1960 BMW R60/2 motorcycle with a sidecar, Sanders (Andrew Rizzo)
is a down-on-his-luck writer on a mission to chronicle every watering hole
journey, not the destination.
along the way.
MFF Opening
Night Party
Time: 9:30pm
Place: Lone Wolf, 1089 Broadway,
Brooklyn
Cost: $10
Bands: Hector’s Pets,
Andy Animal Family Band,
The Tough Shits.
MFF Friday Night Party
More items
available
online!
Time: 9:30pm
Place: Saint Vitus, 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn
Cost: $10
Bands: The Tombstone Brawlers, Wailin Storms, Liquor Store.
DJ: Sommer Santoro from Black Gold Brooklyn.
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY screening 1
SATURDAY screening 3
Time: 12:00pm
Place: Over The Eight, 594 Union Ave (between Richardson St & Frost St),
Brooklyn
Cost: $8
Time: 6:00pm
Place: Saint Vitus, 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn
Cost: $8
Please arrive early to this screening as brunch will be served and we would like to
allow a little time to be seated and take orders. Thank You!
Short: I Ride A Triumph
Filmed, Edited, Directed and Produced by Kadshah Nagibe.
Description: A short mini documentary about people who ride Triumph
motorcycle. Filmed with the Sony FS700 edited in Adobe CS6.
Feature: The Salt Ghost: The Return of The
Nitro Express
Description: From Four Aces Cycle & Lowbrow Customs comes The Salt
Ghost: Return of the Nitro Express. Two years in the making, this film covers
the exploration of this vintage Triumph motorcycle lakes racer that spent two
decades racing at the Bonneville Salt Flats and El Mirage, it’s history, builder,
and it’s return to the dry lakes.
SATURDAY screening 2
Time: 3:00pm
Place: Saint Vitus, 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn
Cost: $10
Short: Loaded Gun Customs: Bucephalus Build
A film by Kyle Pahlow.
Description: Kevin Dunworth of LOADED GUN CUSTOMS brings us up to speed
on his current endeavors and prepares to build his most impressive custom
motorcycle to date. Combining advanced frame design with a vintage motor,
Kevin aims to build a light and gutsy cafe racer for the 2013 Michael Lichter
display at Sturgis.
Feature: Girl Meets Bike
Description: A young high school shop teacher buys her first motorcycle with her
wedding dress money, leading her away from her controlling fiancée into a new
circle of motorcycle friends who are attracted but threatened by her newfound
sexual freedom.
Short Documentary: The Build
Director: Truen Pence, Producer: Davis Priestley.
Description: A labor of love has been released into the wild. As some of you
might’ve noticed, motorcycles have been an apparent theme at the Outpost
recently, from The One Moto Kickstarter to the DCB750. Our new digital
craft project, titled The Build, is an interactive film documentary about three
independent bike builders Thor Drake, Casey Him and James Crowe.
Feature: White Knuckle: The Story of The Motorcycle
Cannonball
Description: Ride along with Hot Rod Builder and Award Winning Filmmaker
Brian Darwas as he travels coast to coast on the ultimate antique motorcycle
endurance run, “The Motorcycle Cannonball”.
MFF Award Ceremony
Time: 8-9:00pm
Place: Saint Vitus, 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn
Cost: free (VIP passholders & filmmakers only)
MFF Closing Night Party
Time: 9:30pm
Place: Saint Vitus, 1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn
Cost: $10
Band: Scrapers, Foster Care.
DJ: Harry, Almost Ready Records.
SPONSORS
THANK You
A huge thank you to all the friends and family of the MFF. To the judges and filmmakers
who made this project a reality. To all the filmmakers that submitted their wonderful work.
To the venues for hosting. To our sponsors for taking a chance on a 1st year fest. To each
and every patron that attended so these great films were seen. And most importantly, to
all the amazing volunteers, of whom there are too many to list, know that we are forever in
your debt. We are overwhelmed and honored by the outreach of support and we hope you
had a great time. Thank you and see you next year! - MFF
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