MOTORCYCLE
FILM FESTIVAL

NO ORDINARY PASSENGER

ABOUT

This is the story of an 87-year-old man, Stan Dibben, who won the World Sidecar Championships in 1953.

He was the ‘passenger’ riding on the sidecar, and he explains how the word ‘passenger’ is such a misnomer for the bravery and athleticism required to do such a skillful occupation.

We watch footage of his racing days, including the biggest race of the year at The Belgian Grand Prix in Spa in 1953, which he won by a wheel’s length to be crowned world champion. Also a story about joie-de-vivre, Stan gets back on a modern sidecar outfit at the ripe age of 87 and does a few laps to show he’s still got it.

YEAR 2013
COUNTRY UK
RUN TIME 8 min
COMPANY Cabell Hopkins
EMAIL cabthecrab@gmail.com
PHONE :+44 (0)7584 682 284

CAST/CREDITS

PRODUCER: Cabell Hopkins
DIRECTOR: Cabell Hopkins
Editor: Kevin Palmer
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Ezra Byrne
CAMERA OPERATOR: SebFeehan
CAMERA OPERATOR: Jonathan Hopkins
CAMERA OPERATOR: Peter Montgomery
CAMERA OPERATOR: Oliver Englehart
POST PRODUCTION: Blind Pig
MUSIC: Al Bedard Band
CAST: Stan Dibben

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Cabell Hopkins

Cabell Hopkins is a film-maker living in London. His main profession is producing TV commercials.He is currently working on his fourth short film. Feel free to get in touch.