Snaps | Scenes from the Bicycle Film Fest

This past weekend the Bicycle Film Festival kicked off in its home city of NYC. It was the tenth anniversary for the BFF and despite not having any big sponsors, they really out did any BFF I'd previously attended. The weekend kicked off early in true New York City fashion on a Thursday night with the Joyride art gallery show. I had some photos displayed in this, so it was kind of a big deal for me. Friday kicked off the actual films at the Anthology Film Archives in the lower east side. The TLP crew was present for the late night showing of The Birth of Big Air. If you have not seen it yet, do your self a favor, Mat Hoffman is the man. Saturday brought the street party, where vendors set up booths to promote their goods and different styles of bike riding were show cased. Post Bike Shop sponsored the BMX portion, which consisted of a demo, a bunnyhop comp and the ever exciting long jump comp. Anson Whellie took the win in long jump with Jon Lynn coming in at a close second. Defending champ, Big James popped his way to a win in bunnyhop. Thrash Bike also came through big with a big box jump double and quarter pipe, which was my personal favorite to hit. The excitement of the street party carried over into the screenings of the BMX films. Most of the films where fun to watch, although a few where a tad long for my tastes. For myself and a good portion of the audience, the real highlight was Darryl Nau's, Props Day in the Life, which was preceded by a speech from Darryl that got everyone going crazy and feeling good. Sunday I got to check a film called Empire, which showcases NYC's fixed gear scene. It was beautifully shot, and was interesting to see a different side of cycling caught on film. As usual, there was some epic after parties to conclude the action each night. Lots of dancing, too much beer, and plenty of smiles is how I'm going to describe the parties, ad in bikes, movies, art, and friends and it pretty much sums up the weekend. Thanks to Brendt Barbur and friends for making me still have a smile on my face three days later. I had my camera with me for the street party, so here's some scenes from Saturday. Enjoy.