Festival Program

Join us at the Clinton Street Theater for our annual festival featuring the world's best bike movies. Extra bike parking during the festival is presented by Northwest Trails Alliance.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Inspire

6:00 PM | The Clinton Street Theater

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Kickoff the weekend with 6 short films that highlight underrepresented stories and people, and get inspired along the way to make some change in your own life. This film block features stories from Africa, the UK, and the US.

Rebel Run

Morgan Alley

11:00

Rebel Run follows Kelvin Jones & his son Joshie as they take on one of life’s most meaningful milestones: riding a bike together as a family. This story shows what’s possible when we lean into challenges alongside our children.

Building the Buffalo

Travis Rummel

19:02

"Building the Buffalo" showcases how, on bicycles, individuals and communities overcome geographical and economic barriers, transforming their lives and futures. This film is a testament to the power of innovation and the profound impact sustainable transportation can have on people's lives.

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Brinton Douglas

6:54

Leaving a Legacy

Madeleine Reynolds

4:10

A humorous look at middle-aged cycling enthusiasm.

For All Riders

Brady Lawrence

16:39

After her spinal cord injury, Erin Martin grieved the loss of her mobility and outdoor adventure community. She rediscovered both through adaptive mountain biking. Follow along as Erin and 78-year-old adaptive athlete Jim Martinson work together with Washington State’s Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance to ride bikes, test trails and build a new outdoor community for all riders.

Invisible: Bike Workers’ Fight for Survival

Julien Sobel

21:38

Everyday delivery worker Sammy Escalante faces danger, challenge, and exploitation as he bikes through New York City. Through community advocacy and art, Sammy is taking on the industry and ensuring he and his fellow bike workers, also called "deliveristas," are finally seen.

Adventure

8:30 PM | The Clinton Street Theater

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Ready to explore the high mountain passes of Kyrgyzstan and roll through the hills of Pennsylvania where wild elk roam? How about riding around Ireland on a restrictive diet, or cycling through the deserts of Mexico? This film block explores four corners of the world by bike, and it will leave you ready to head out on your own adventure.

More Than Just a Race

Andalusia K Soloff, Diana Mendiola, Paola Berber

13:03

Poli Berber takes on Le Tour de Frankie, an 800km bikepacking race from Mexico City to Puerto Escondido. She is one of just 12 women in a field of nearly 100 riders. Battling sickness, the fear of riding alone as a woman in Mexico, and the innate challenge of very difficult race, Poli persists.

Traces

Phil Golston

19:34

Former pro cyclist and record-holder, Ronan Mc Laughlin, faces his toughest test yet. Driven by a new purpose, his daughter’s severe food allergies. Ronan attempts to circumnavigate Ireland. But there’s a catch: he must avoid every single food allergen that threatens her life. A grueling physical challenge becomes a high-stakes, inspiring mission to prove to his daughter that her condition won't define her limits.

The Elk Rut Ramble

Alden Roth

15:34

The Elk Rut Ramble is a 225-mile bikepacking route based out of Emporium, PA, that follows the roaming range of Pennsylvania’s wild elk herd, combining the possibility of elk encounters with big climbs, dark skies, rich history, expansive public lands, and quiet connections between small mountain communities.

Mountains and Trees

Finley Newmark

39:26

The story of the Mountain Races. Ultra cycling racing has a long history but no one has taken the sport to as wild and remote places as Nelson Trees. His races in Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Greece and Turkey are widely known as the hardest in the discipline.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

Finish Line

3:00 PM | The Clinton Street Theater

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Two tales from the Tour. Two stories of bikepack racing. And one 3-day epic in Wisconsin. Get your fill of racing with putting on lycra! These 5 short films are sure to get you excited to ride, even if competition isn’t your thing.

Wired To Inspire: Riding the La Crosse Omnium

Nicholas Kapanke

9:57

Elite cyclist Noah Collins reflects on his journey in the sport while hoping to inspire the next generation as he takes on the La Crosse Omnium in La Crosse, WI, the only three day omnium in the United States.

The Transcontinental Race

Stephan Wieser

33:00

4,000 kilometers on a bike across Europe – unsupported. That’s theTranscontinental Race (TCR). In the summer of 2024, it took place for the tenth time, starting in Roubaix and finishing in Istanbul. Among the 302 contestants are Germans Jana Kesenheimer and Joschka Völkel. They will spend a grueling week on their bikes, riding almost non-stop and rarely crossing paths with their fellow competitors. In the TCR, every rider is on their own. Aside from a few mandatory checkpoints, each participant is free to choose their own route. For Joschka, this is his first race of this kind, while Jana is a seasoned racer with her sights set on victory. But the race is long, and no one knows what challenges lie ahead.

Magic in the Endless Mountains

Alden Roth

4:52

The 2nd Annual Endless Mountains Grand Depart was a fantastic event filled with epic cycling, amazing riders, and a supportive community. We'd love to see you at the 2026 Grand Depart.

A QUIET SHIFT

Cédric Corroy

14:00

A Quiet Shift is a short immersive documentary that follows Romain Bardet, one of the most celebrated French cyclists of his generation, as he navigates the very last moments of his professional road racing career. Told through a refined and intimate visual language, the film captures Romain not at the finish line, but at the threshold of transformation.This is not a farewell, but a transition. A story about rhythm, resilience, and the search for freedom beyond the stopwatch.

GRINTA!

Donna Crain, Dean Del Calzo

34:59

GRINTA! transports the audience to another place and time with a little-known story about heart and grit set in the beautiful vistas of Provence, France and Veneto, Italy in the mid 1990s.

Bike Love

6:30 PM | The Clinton Street Theater

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The Filmed by Bike OG shorts block is here to close out the weekend. With films, and film technology, spanning more than 4 decades, this block of short films is a true celebration of everything the makes these two- and sometimes three-wheeled machines a source of joy and freedom for people everywhere.

Kidical Mass

Isaac Seigel-Boettner

7:22

This is a story about how a family is reclaiming their streets, one giant kid bike party at a time.

Tandem

Darryl Jones

13:31

When two strangers cross paths biking through Raleigh, NC, their chance encounter sparks a romance that changes them both forever.

Remember How to Play

Jill Coats

1:44

A group of friends relive the magic of childhood by going on a biking adventure.

Spokes

John Behnke

4:30

Car vs bike in a wild chase through suburbia.

The Ice Weasels Cometh

Jeff Udell

5:28

While the competition is fierce, the atmosphere is pure, wacky fun. Watch riders battle the ice and snow covered course, take daring (and sometimes disastrous) tumbles, and revel in the legendary "hand-ups" of snacks and often questionable beverages from the raucous crowd.

We Are Cyclists: The All Bodies on Bikes Story

Robin Sansom

10:53

In a cycling culture dominated by pro bike races and big mountain tricks, We Are Cyclists redefines what it means to belong on a bike. This short documentary traces the origin and growth of All Bodies on Bikes—from a grassroots idea into a global movement—challenging narrow, performance-driven definitions of cycling and expanding who gets to call themselves a cyclist.

Best Day Ever

Ben Knight, Berne Broudy

47:56

Best Day Ever follows the stories of adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humor, attitude, and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle ableism, build community, and become a blueprint for trails anywhere.

The Filmed By Bike Flagship Festival Team

The Filmed By Bike Flagship Festival Team ☆

  • Alden Roth

  • Olivia Loy

  • Joel Finkelstein