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SUMMARY:Bike Film Ride to the Bicycle Film Festival
CONTACT:Sarah - A Convenient Cycle
DESCRIPTION:We will ride to the Bicycle Film Fest through the part of the 
 city that has been most filmed (other than the Witch's Castle!)\, the 
 central east side and the Willamette River. We'll stop at several movie 
 film locations and give up some of our secret film lore we have garnered 
 while running tours and chatting with film types in the city.\n\nAbout 
 Bicycle Film Festival's 2026 program:\nA moving and diverse collection of 
 international short films explores the bicycle as a symbol of freedom in 
 everyday life\, taking viewers from the bustling streets of Lisbon to 
 Palestine\, to Portland\, China’s markets\, South Africa’s dynamic 
 neighborhoods\, and the remote mountains of Kyrgyzstan.\n\nPROGRAM 1\, 
 6:30 p.m. features stories about:\n- The Gaza Sunbirds\, founded in 2020 
 to put the power of the bicycle in the hands of people with disabilities. 
 They are a network of athletes\, professionals\, and volunteers turning 
 resilience into international representation\, global advocacy\, and 
 lifesaving aid. They open pathways for amputated and otherwise disabled 
 Palestinians to rehabilitate through sport\, train\, compete\, and 
 champion our collective cause. When Israel’s genocide erupted in October 
 2023\, their riders pivoted from racing to aid\, using the same bikes to 
 reach bomb-scarred neighbourhoods with food\, medicine\, and hope. \n- An 
 exquisite cinematic exploration of Ciclopes\, a Lisbon initiative 
 promoting youth mobility through bicycles.\n- Khaltsha Cycling Academy 
 empowers young women to defy societal norms\, find freedom\, and dream 
 beyond the limits of their neighborhood.\n- A journey through Kyrgystan 
 long after the road has ended.\n- Guo Jie\, one of the estimated 277 
 million rural migrant workers in China\, piles as much styrofoam on her 
 bike as possible to resell at a market.\n- And more!\n\n Program 2\, 
 8:30pm - stories about: \n- A look into the life of a lifelong bicycle 
 rider from racing BMX to riding the streets of New York City. \n- Nic 
 overdoes it during a night out and is left to put the pieces together in 
 the morning\, including finding his bicycle. \n- An addicted biker runs 
 out of cigarettes. He joins the race to get more\, but has to accept help 
 from some peculiar people in the audience to stay in the competition. \n- 
 A key figure in Salt Lake's fixed gear community\, her motivations for 
 riding\, and how the community has shaped her self-expression. \n- A 
 meditation on presence in the city through the eyes of a professional BMX 
 biker Chad Douglas. \n- Women\, children and non-binary cyclists reclaim 
 the streets of Mexico City against road rage and sexual violence\, 
 revindicating riding bicycles as a way of life\, not a way to die.\n -And 
 more!\n\nhttps://btt.boldtypetickets.com/events/183692857/bicycle-film-
 festival-portland\n\nTickets to the festival can be purchased above\nMeet 
 at 5:30\, ride at 5:45. About 30 minute ride to the event\nEnds at Cinema 
 21\nhttps://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-23645
LOCATION:Colonel Summers Park\nSE 17th Avenue and Taylor Street  
 Portland\, OR 97214\nMeet at the fountains
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20260501T003000Z
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CREATED:20260428T233134Z
DTSTAMP:20260428T233134Z
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URL:https://shift2bikes.org/calendar/event-23645
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