WINNER! PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Hitting the Apex
The inside story of six fighters - six of the fastest motorcycle racers the world has ever seen - and of the fates that awaited them at the peak of the sport. It's the story of all that can be won, and all that can be lost, when you go chasing glory at over two hundred miles an hour - on a motorcycle.
Director: Mark Neale
Producers: Mark Neale, Brad Pitt
Executive Producers: Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Sarah Esberg
Released: 2015
The Greasy Hands Preachers
The revival of manual work through the passion of motorcycle enthusiasts. Greasy Hands Preachers reveals the unique satisfaction that comes from doing something tangible - the sense of time, the relation of form and function, the joy of riding in a beautiful landscape, and the unique friendships that motorcycle projects foster.
Directors: Clement Beauvais and Arthur de Kersauson
Producers: Clement Beauvais and Arthur de Kersauson
Released: 2015
WINNER! BEST FEATURE
Dream Racer
The legendary Dakar Rally in its purest form – no sponsors, no multi-million dollar team, not even a mechanic – just one rider, a motorbike, a film maker and the world’s most dangerous motor race. Dream Racer is a call to arms – a spine tingling antidote to the fear of life passing you by.
Director/Producer: Simon Lee
Editor: Adrian Barac
Released: 2012
Moto 7
Rewrites the moto playbook with the biggest jumps, gnarliest terrain, and some of the most remote locations a motorcycle has ever touched. See the best of personal tracks and epic ride-able wilderness. Legends and newcomers in Moto 7 combine daring, aggression and grace…they rip it and hit it BIG.
Directors: Taylor Cogdon
Producer: Jason Plough
Released: 2015
The Monkey...and Her Driver
Two Fearless Women. One Stubborn Motorcycle Sidecar. This is the story of Kendra and Betty, America’s only all-female sidecar race team, and how they go from finishing last, to winning the respect of fellow competitors, sponsors, and race fans during the 2015 Sidecar Racers Association season.
Director: Ned Thanhouser
Producer: Ned Thanhouser
Released: 2015
IOM TT
The TT is at once the most beautiful and the most wickedly dangerous motorcycle race in the world. This 20-Minute film features competitors past and present, stunning slow-mo footage of superbikes taking on the hedgerows, and soaring shots above the Isle’s 37.7 mile course. And it glimpses answers to the question, why do racers return year after year? It’s complex, emotional, and real.
Directors: Studio Kippenberger, Luke Huxham
Producer: Christopher Kippenbeger
Released: 2015
Short Films 2016
Coast to Coast Trial, by Greg Villalobos (winner!)
Winter Rider, by Eric Ristau
Moto Borgatoro, by Roberto Serrini
Stories of Bike: Backup, by Cam Ekins
The Modern Motorcycle Diaries, by Alex Chacon