STREAMING ONLINE in our
Virtual Screening Room!
BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL
Available for 72-Hour streaming
rentals from Friday, January 22nd
to Sunday, January 31st
General
Admission is Pay-What-You-Want from $10
to $25.
Bicycle Film Festival,
the international film festival celebrating bicycles through art, film and
music the last 20 years is back. Virtually! Hosted by Cinema Arts Centre, BFF
Long Island begins January 22, 2021.
BFF Long
Island presents a 90-minute international film program of the most important short
films from the BFF collection. BFF select shorts will appeal to a wide audience
from film connoisseurs to avid cyclists and everything in between. Let the BFF
curated collection take you on a journey around the world as we learn about a
charismatic Ghanaian immigrant in Amsterdam who teaches refugee adult women to
ride bikes – experience a birds-eye view of a BLM bicycle protest ride from New
York to DC - feel the anguish of a father's loss – the struggle of a young
woman and her bike in Iran - and reprieve from genocide through cycle sport.
Bicycle Film Festival was
born in New York twenty years ago at Anthology Film Archives. Due to COVID-19,
the 20th anniversary of the festival has gone virtual. The physical BFF spanned
the world in over 90 cities worldwide to an audience of over one million
people. The festival has an incredible history of working with the most
important artists, filmmakers, venues, and institutions around the world.
Click below to view the trailer!
About Bicycle
Film Festival:
Founded in New York BFF has been celebrating bicycles through
art, film and music the last 20 years. The physical BFF spanned the world in up
to 100 cities to an audience of over one million people. The international
locales included Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Moscow, Mexico City, Capetown
and Istanbul and more at some of the most important venues such as Sydney Opera
House and the Barbican or an old factory in Zurich. The Subcultures of cycling
have shared equal billing with the most exciting innovators in music, art,
design and film. Participants have included: Erykah Badu, Karl Lagerfeld,
Francesco Clemente, Shepard Fairey, Albert Maysles, Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze,
Alex Katz, Kaws, Mike Mills, Paul Smith, the Neistat Brothers, Tom Sachs,
Ridley Scott, Kiki Smith, Swoon, and Ai Weiwei.
Brendt
Barbur
In 2001, Barbur was compelled to start the festival after being
hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York. He turned this negative
experience into a positive one. He has since curated art exhibitions
internationally and produced films. Barbur has also produced content for Puma,
Barcardi, and Red Bull. He has been profiled by the BBC, The Wall Street
Journal, GQ, NY Times, The Guardian and many others. Brendt has a strong focus
on community and arts on a local and global scale, with a view on
sustainability. Having created a social phenomenon with over 1 million
attendees to date, he has influenced the transformation of cities worldwide and
encouraged environmentalism through these cultural events. This festival is a
celebration of way a life––not just entertainment.
“In a year of a global
pandemic, economic strife, violent acts by racist groups, a contentious
election period the bicycle boom worldwide is optimistic news to celebrate. We
hope to offer a positive respite from all of this for people.” BFF Founding Director, Brendt Barbur
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Tickets are limit one (1)
per order. Pre-order is now available and ticketholders will be able to use the
“Click to Stream” link in the above “Showings” tab or through their email order
confirmation to view the program starting Friday, January 22nd at 10
AM. Viewings will need to be started by January 31st at 10 AM and
then finished within 72 hours.
We recommend using the
most updated version of the Google Chrome browser on your computer or mobile
device to stream content offered directly through the Cinema Arts Centre
website. Streaming to a smart TV is recommended with an HDMI cable connection.
Most smart TVs do not support wireless casting from the website.
Thank you for your support
of the Cinema Arts Centre at this time. If you need assistance with any step of
your ticket purchase, please reach out to info@cinemaartscentre.org and a customer
service representative will be in touch.