“Portland is exactly the kind of place where bikes and film can peacefully meet (thematically).”

Saundra is a freelance writer and full-time marketing writer who who edited the 2008 “Finder” guide to Portland after only living here a short time. This city has yet to disappoint her, she says, “possibly because my perfect date involves drinking in a movie theater.” Saundra is excited to use her love of film and strong opinions to contribute to Filmed by Bike, which she describes as “a quintessentially Portland festival.”

Saundra says she has a special place in her heart for bikes because “unlike the Power Wheels, Roller Racers, and skateboard-scooter hybrids of my early youth, more than one revamped Schwinn cruiser made the rocky transition with me into my twenties, providing cost-effective transportation while allowing me to revisit that sense of childhood wonder I experienced when I first successfully rode a two-wheeler.”