![]() ![]() So, the rom-com isn’t the most palatable of genres, granted, but what sets this film apart from the archetype, i.e. The story is about Harry (played by Luke Baybak) and Hannah, who embark on the worst first date ever-trolling around for a bike thief. However, this isn’t a story of intrigue, but rather a romantic comedy. Shannyn Sossamon-yes, that Sossamon who left the band Warpaint to pursue a career as an actress-portrays Hannah, someone with whom most people who prefer to roll on two wheels in this town can identify: the victim of bike theft. Billed as the “love story that will send you spinning,” Morgan Krantz’s “The Cyclist,” based on a short story by Jessica Garrison. ![]() Spall isn’t the only recognizable actor to bless the Sacramento incarnation of BFF with his cinematic contribution. The film is a strange, yet entertaining, romp through the mind of a true cycling aficionado. Cheering is a bit of an understatement, however, as Senft hollers at the cyclists while chasing after them, wildly waving his trident in the air. The 7-minute film from Paolo Casalis-a cinematic extension of his full-length film, The Last Kilometer, is a glimpse into the personality of Dieter “Didi” Senft, or as he is better known in European cycling circles, “El Diablo.” The Italian-language short follows Senft, who is the exemplification of a cycling fanatic, clad in pink racing gear, sporting a crown of devil horns atop his head while yielding a trident in his hand, who cheers on the cyclists during the Giro d’Italia race-one of the premier cycling events in Europe that include the Tour de France and Vuelta a España. Venerable British actor Timothy Spall, of Harry Potter fame, delivers an emotionally charged performance that is both haunting and beautiful.Ĭontrary to what you may have heard on the street, the devil wears pink, not Prada. The film weaves in and out of the present and the past as the man, through the process of transforming the branch-which he saws off of a tree near the spot where his son was fatally struck-is able to bury the ghost of his beloved son. Justin Chadwick’s “Boy,” a 10-minute short bereft of dialogue, is an emotional powerhouse of a film that follows the grieving father, a carpenter by trade, as he hones a branch into a perfect plank of wood, which he lovingly installs into the velodrome track his son was to race on before his untimely death. Here’s a look at a few of the films that will be a part of this year’s screening as well as a taste of the non-cinematic offerings at this pop-up movie theater in the park.Ī favorite of Barbur’s and screening on day one of the festival is a heartfelt story about a father coming to terms with the death of his son-an avid cyclist who died in a road accident while competing in a race. So grab your popcorn to-go, and gear up for onscreen explorations of all things BMX-, fixie- and cruiser-centric. So, it’s a good crowd-a very good crowd.” I think we had a couple thousand people show up. “Doing the screenings out in the park is amazing. “I think that the Sacramento crowd is great,” Barbur said in a recent phone interview as the bike savant prepared for a flight to Italy. After a year hiatus, the former Sacramento resident and founding director of BFF decided to bring the festival back to the City of Trees because of the rousing support he received from its residents. BFF was born out of the wreckage of avid bike rider Brendt Barbur’s horrific collision with a truck in New York in 2001. escaped the clutches of a hoard of evil scientists and police officers while nestled in the basket of his fearless companion’s bicycle.īikes have often been cast as the quintessential “character actor” in film, but every year these two-wheeled vehicles assume the lead role in the Bicycle Film Festival, which rolls into Sacramento May 9 and 10 at Fremont Park. Gradually Marcela begins to have conversations with relatives from another dimension.Bicycle Film Festival returns to SacramentoĬan you blame Napoleon Dynamite for being stoked on Pedro’s “sweet jumps?” Or help but revel in the inexplicable bike break-dancing scene in Quicksilver? Hell, even an alien got into the mix when E.T. But when Nacho, a young friend of her daughter’s, unexpectedly drops by, she starts to talk and walk with him. She feels lost in her own house, and her relationship with her husband and children seems to suffer. Marcela’s world becomes strange and unfamiliar after her sister Rina dies. ![]()
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