WAYNE (2018)
World Champion Wayne Gardner’s wild ride from a $5 motorcycle in the steel town of Wollongong, Australia to the top of the podium. Getting there takes determination, talent, just the right timing, and the support of many. Terrific GP footage from the time, blended with interviews and commentary from today. Featuring Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson, and more.
Director: Jeremy Sims
Producers: Fraser Brown, Matthew Metcalfe
Company: FB Pictures, GFC, Fightertown
Country: Australia
SLOW RIDE HOME (2018) - WINNER PEOPLE’S CHOICE!
Eight friends from Seattle’s Soldiers of Destiny scooter club ride 3700+ miles of American back roads from Florida to Washington in 11 days. Slow Ride Home captures the highs and lows of the adventure as they encounter mechanical and personal challenges, and manage to laugh through it all.
Director: Jesse Morrow
Cast: Soldiers of Destiny Scooter Club
Country: United States
BLENIO, UTAH (2018) - WINNER BEST FEATURE!
The Bonneville Salt Flats and the speed records possible there reach out across the Atlantic, and capture the imagination, determination, and emotion of a small town Switzerland team of rider, builders and crew. Tiziano Vescovi is a butcher by day. His team is from the Blenio valley. They hand built the motorcycle. Will they set a world record?
Directors: Alberto Bernad Vidal, Patrick Botticchio
Producer: Michael Beltrami
Company: Primitive Films
Country: Switzerland
FAST AND LEFT (2019)
A look inside the sport of flat track racing, from the pros and their factory machines to committed amateurs with gorgeous vintage framers. No matter the size of their team, every one of them speaks and races with passion and commitment to sliding sideways, feeling for traction, and respecting their competitors as they ride bar to bar.
Director: Evan Senn
Producer: Tayler Senn
Country: United States
MOTORCYCLE MAN (2019)
The story of Dave Roper, the only American to win at the Isle of Man, 44 years in the business of racing motorcycles. He’s a mechanic, tuner, enthusiast, and still-fast-guy who lives life on the road, race track to race track. Dave is also a moto-truth-teller who reflects on his unconventional life. Motorcycle Man is a meditation on craft, obsession, and what it takes to pursue your dreams.
Director/Producer: Daniel Lovering
Editor: Chi-Ho Lee
Company: Bagamor Media
Country: United States
Short Films 2020
Rebel Riders, by Marc Ressang, Indonesia - WINNER BEST SHORT!
Vintage Soul, by Timothy Wildgoose, USA
A Rider’s Dream - Japan, by Arek Sowula, Australia
The Unknown Racer, by Danya Razuvaev, Russia
The Distinguished Gentleman, by Jean Pierre Kathoefer, USA
Shift MX | Endless | Iceland, by Ryan Marcus, USA
2019 The One Motorcycle Show, by Matthew Sanders, USA
Live Fast, by Andres O’Bierne, USA
The Unbearable Lightness of Crashing, by James J. Butler and Charles Austin Muir, USA
Race the Waves, by Shaun Fenton, United Kingdom
Felony Flats 2018, by Ned Thanhouser, USA
Lady Bikers of Kolkata, by Sarah Holland and Ramsey Khawaja, India
46mm, by John Saponara, USA
Destination Guatemala, by Tolga Basol, USA