2018 Festival Film Guide
Films are listed alphabetically
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3 Wheeling
DOCUMENTARY | FEATURE
Premiere: North American
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 101 minutes
Produced by: Chris Beauman
Country: Isle of Man
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The spectacular sport of sidecar racing is explored as the top riders take on the world's most dangerous race: the Isle of Man TT. From the paddocks to parc fermé and the pit lane, 3 Wheeling goes behind the scenes with all the highs, lows, thrills and disappointments. | Read more >
Black Lightning: The Rollie Free Story
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Winner: Best Short Documentary
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 35 minutes
Directed by: Zach Siglow
Country: United States
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It is arguably one of the most intriguing images in motorcycling: the 1948 black and white photograph of a man wearing only a bathing suit and shoes, alone and at one with a speeding motorcycle against a glaring backdrop. This documentary explores the story of Rollie Free and his famous Bonneville land speed record. | Read more >
Boutonnière
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2016
Runtime: 22 minutes
Directed by: Paolo Asuncion
Country: United States
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It's been said that some motorcycles have souls, but how does a bike acquire its spirit? The Handsome Asians MC give us this example of what it is that connects the biker to the bike. | Read more >
Critchlow
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Premiere: World
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 7 minutes
Directed by: Lauren Schneider, Rocco DeLuca
Country: United States
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Inspired by their friend’s photography, hand-built motorcycles and philosophy on life, this short film is a labour of love that captures Troy Critchlow and his young family at a very special time in their lives. | Read more >
Dirtbag II: The Return of the Rattler
DOCUMENTARY | FEATURE
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2015
Runtime: 58 minutes
Directed by: Paolo Asuncion
Country: United States
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Of course you can build a chopper in one month and for under a thousand dollars, if you're a mechanic or a fabricator. But what if you have no experience at all? After being spectators for years, the filmmakers set out to prove this statement once and for all. | Read more >
Disadvises (Desaconselhos)
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Premiere: North American
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 4 minutes
Directed by: Rafael Bedoni, Gabriel Davini
Country: Brazil
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All motorcyclists receive advice from friends and family about riding. It's an internal conflict that rings true for many and often results in torn feelings and guilt. | Read more >
FASTER Powered by EatSleepRIDE
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: World
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 9 minutes
Directed by: Cam Elkins
Country: Canada
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Alicia Mariah Elfving, is a motorcycle rider, writer, and photographer. The motorcycle has changed her life. Her motto, is reflected in her ferocious approach to life,"Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." | Read more >
The Frozen Few
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Winner: Best Short Narrative
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 3 minutes
Directed by: Stephen Marino
Country: United States
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On a cold day in March, a group of men known as the Crazy Eights crossed their American borders towards the Great White North. It was in Sault Ste. Marie where their icy, snow-covered tires finally came to a halt. | Read more >
I Hate Ladies
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Winner: Special Jury Prize
Premiere: International
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 10 minutes
Directed by: Sofia Wikelid, Vanja Lamm, Agnes Wentzel Blank
Country: Sweden
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Out of an estimated number of 200 000 ‘boda boda’ drivers in Uganda’s capital city of Kampala there is only one woman: Naume Awero. Naume's attitude towards women has been affected by her background and daily life in a male-dominated business. | Read more >
Motorcycle Boy - The Legendary Tigerman
DOCUMENTARY & MUSIC VIDEO | SHORT
Premiere: North American
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 8 minutes
Directed by: James Coton & Masato Riesser
Country: France, Portugal
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Part documentary with an experimental feel, and part music video, Motorcycle Boy is a music video by Portuguese artist Paulo Furtado aka The Legendary Tigerman. The video focuses on Japanese biker crew The Specter Gang and the underground Bosozuku style and culture. | Read more >
No Highway
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Winner: Best Canadian Film
Premiere: Special Screening
Release Year: 2016
Runtime: 19 minutes
Directed by: Virgil Héroux Laferté
Country: Canada
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At the dawn of his fiftieth birthday, Marc Provencher begins his journey that will take him on 6500 km of gravel road, through northern Quebec and the maritimes. What follows is a stream of honest self-reflection and discovery. | Read more >
The One Moto Show 2018 "Official" Film
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Premiere: World
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 8 minutes
Directed by: Matthew Sanders
Country: United States
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World renowned, local public-access journalist Burt Furnace takes you on a journey to the 2018 One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Oregon. | Read more >
The Race (La Carrera de Marcos)
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 9 minutes
Directed by: Lucas Guerineau
Country: Argentina
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Seven year old Marcos 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. | Read more >
Rally for Rangers
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: World
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 14 minutes
Directed by: Jeff Colhoun
Country: United States
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Every year, a group of riders from around the world band together to deliver new motorcycles to rangers patrolling the Mongolian heartland. | Read more >
The Sobbing Scooterist
NARRATIVE | SHORT
Premiere: International
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 6 minutes
Directed by: Liza Miller
Country: United States
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Be kind and wave to all bikers. You never know how much it can hurt when you don't. | Read more >
Sons of Speed
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: International
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 8 minutes
Directed by: Jeff Maher
Country: United States
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Sons of Speed follows bike builder Billy Lane on his journey to create a motorcycle race inspired by early 20th-century board-track racing featuring stripped-down bikes with pre-1925 American V-Twin engines. | Read more >
South of the Wall
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 4 minutes
Directed by: Sinuhe Xavier
Country: Mexico
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A Mexican takes his two American friends on some off the beaten path roads and shows them a Mexico that's not found in your typical travel guide. | Read more >
Survivor
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: World
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 12 minutes
Directed by: Cam Elkins
Country: Australia
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Survivor, produced for The Distinguished Gentlemen's ride, is the story of Mark Atkinson and his family and how they were impacted and dealt with Mark's depression and panic attacks. In addition to that, he was also diagnosed with prostrate cancer. | Read more >
Transcend
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: International
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 23 minutes
Directed by: Ethan Vara, Brian Walsh
Country: United States
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Visual eye-candy featuring every type of motorcycle racing there is including: motocross, road racing, ice racing, offload, supermoto, freeriding and freestyle. | Read more >
The Ultimate Ride
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2018
Runtime: 17 minutes
Produced by: Edgard Ferreira, Adam Dostalek
Country: Australia
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With limited time and new technology that has never been pushed to the limits of land speed racing, Elliott Andrews and his team attempt to set a land speed record on the salt flats of Lake Gairdner. | Read more >
The Unfamiliar Road
DOCUMENTARY | FEATURE
Winner: Best Feature Film & People's Choice Award
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 74 minutes
Produced by: Daniel Greening
Country: Australia
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The Unfamiliar Road follows the overland motorcycle journey from Perth, Western Australia to London in the United Kingdom. A trip that covers 37,000 km and 24 countries. | Read more >
Vietnam Road Trip
DOCUMENTARY | SHORT
Premiere: Canadian
Release Year: 2016
Runtime: 12 minutes
Produced by: William Shears
Country: United Kingdom
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Having never ridden a motorcycle in his life, William decided to rent a bike a ride it down the entirety of Vietnam. In the process he discovers something about himself. | Read more >
The World's Slowest Harley
DOCUMENTARY | FEATURE
Premiere: North American
Release Year: 2017
Runtime: 61 minutes
Directed by: Léo Terreros, Pierre André Lhomme
Country: France
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Can a post-war WLA Harley-Davidson set a new record on the Bonneville Salt Flats? Pierre André has been riding old military Harley's since his youth and wanted to find out. | Read more >