5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
MOTORCYCLE FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 20 - 23, 2017 BROOKLYN, NY
FILM FESTIVAL:
FILM FESTIVAL:
FILMS
BEST OF
FESTIVAL
Award Winner: BLACK LIGHTNING: THE ROLLIE FREE STORY
Filmmaker: Zach Siglow
This documentary follows the life of Rollie Free from his early life, through his racing years in the 1290’s and 30’s, owning an Indian dealership, his military service, and his post-war life. He is best known for setting the American motorcycle one-mile speed record in 1948, when he rode a British-made Vincent HRD Black Lightning to a speed of 150.313 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. To get to that speed, Free stripped down to his bathing trunks and laid flat out on the Vincent that remains an iconic picture to this day.
PEOPLE’S
CHOICE
Award Winner: The Race
Filmmaker: Lucas Guerineau
Marcos (7) is playing with his dad’s motorcycle in his home garage. The game turns into reality when Marcos starts hearing the voice of a stadium announcer, the cheering of a crowd and the humming of other motorcycle engines.
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FEATURE
NARRATIVE
Award Winner: SUPERMOTO
Filmmaker: Joe Maggio
Ruby wakes up alone in a motel room on the edge of the North Dakota prairie. Her abusive boyfriend has ditched her, leaving behind a toothbrush, some racing leathers and a supermoto motorcycle. Fed up with heartbreak, cliches and the violence of men, Ruby sets out on a quest to become the hero of her own life.
SHORT
NARRATIVE
Award Winner: THE LIFE OF BRIAN
Filmmaker: Manuel Vivion
Brian is a junior motorbiker. And last October, he was leaving in hometown to ride south and run away from the wintertime.
His was on his own for his very first trip and the journey was full of surprise….
FEATURE
DOCUMENTARY
Award Winner: CHASING EVEL: THE ROBBIE KNIEVEL STORY
Filmmaker: Ken Johns
Robbie Knievel, 52 and the owner of 20 world records and 350 jumps worldwide, life is uncovered through his pursuit of sobriety and his father’s legacy.
SHORT
DOCUMENTARY
Award Winner: BLACK LIGHTNING: THE ROLLIE FREE STORY
Filmmaker: Zach Siglow
This documentary follows the life of Rollie Free from his early life, through his racing years in the 1290’s and 30’s, owning an Indian dealership, his military service, and his post-war life. He is best known for setting the American motorcycle one-mile speed record in 1948, when he rode a British-made Vincent HRD Black Lightning to a speed of 150.313 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. To get to that speed, Free stripped down to his bathing trunks and laid flat out on the Vincent that remains an iconic picture to this day.
EXPERIMENTAL
Award Winner: THE ABSENCE OF BOUNDARIES
Filmmaker: Dewi Mariam
The Absence of Boundaries is a short experimental motorcycle film.
2017 MFF TRAILER
2017 Official Selections
Feature Narrative
Short Narrative
GIOVANNI BURLANDO’S VISION
HEAR ME OUT
PAKARAIMA SAFARI
THE LIFE OF BRIAN
THE RACE
Feature Documentary
CHASING EVEL: THE ROBBIE KNIEVEL STORY
FEARLESS – THE ISLE OF MANN TT MOTORCYCLE RACE
JOURNEY TO THE WEST
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY
Short Documentary
6TH STREET RACING – DAYTONA
BLACK LIGHTNING: THE ROLLIE FREE STORY
DRIVEN BLIND
GLOBE OF DEATH
HILL CLIMB
HOWL SEAT
LIMITED EDITION
LITTLE RACER
ORDU TEXAS
RENNI SCAYSBROOK PIKES PEAK INTL HILL CLIMB
RICHIE PAN’S AMERICA #13 STEG VON HEINTZ
SEAT TIME ADVENTURES: 2.0
SONS OF SPEED
THE AMERICAN WALL OF DEATH
THE ONE MOTORCYCLE SHOW 2017
THE RIDE
THE SPIRIT OF STURGIS
THE VINTAGE 1000
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