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Chicago Critical Mass / BikeWinter 2002 Film Festival
Sunday, March 10, 2002, 1-9pm
Facets Multimedia
1517 W. Fullerton
Chicago, IL
Suggested donation: $5
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Please patronize and thank our sponsors:
Urban Bikes
4653 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL 773-728-5212
Rapid Transit
1900 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 773-227-2288
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Special Thanks To:
Chris Braun, George Christensen, Jym Dyer, Tooker Gomberg, Sarah Kaplan,
Daniel Kopald, T.C. O'Rourke, Jim Redd, Stacy Sargent, Jon Winston,
Facets Multimedia
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1:00 PM
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The Lorax. 1975 - 30 min. - Animation, Color
This animated story features the work of Dr. Seuss.
Here the loggers cut down the beautiful Truffulu
trees.
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1:30 PM
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They Back Doored Us. 15 min. - Short - Anonymous
A street is reclaimed in downtown San Francisco.
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1:45 PM
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Return of the Scorcher. 1992 - 28 min. - Documentary - Ted White
Ted White's inspirational documentary about bike use
throughout the world and over time that gave the
Critical Mass movement its name.
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2:15 PM
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Car Mass. 1999 - 20 min. - Short - Biker-X
Report on the July ‘99 San Francisco Car Mass, a car
critical mass organized to protest… congestion!
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2:35 PM
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Access Now. 20 min. - Short - Jason Meggs, Mark Motyka, & Bike the Bridge! Coalition
A look at CalTrans' pathetic stance on bicycle
access SF Bay Area bridges.
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2:55 PM
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The Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels. 2000 - 60 min. - Documentary - Gus Chambers
In 1897 the U.S. Army tested military capability of
the bicycle by having 20 African American soldiers
bicycle from Ft. Missoula, MT, to St. Louis, MO.
This is their story.
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3:55 PM
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Thumzup's Shorts. 1998-1999 - 20 min. - Short Films - Chuck "Thumzup" Valencia
Vintage Chicago Critical Mass footage by Chuck
"Thumzup" Valencia
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4:15 PM
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Bicycle vs. SUV Shopping Challenge. 2001 - 10 min. - Short - Eric Gelehrter, Andrea Broaddus, Sarah Kaplan, Daniel Kopald, Jim Redd
Short film documenting the Bike vs. SUV Shopping
Challenge conducted at the 2001 47th Ward Bike Fest
in Chicago.
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4:25 PM
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Taken for a Ride. 1996 - 60 min. - Documentary - Jim Klein, Martha Olson
Documentary on General Motors' successful scheme to
remove streetcars from America's cities and replace
them with inadequate bus lines in order to make more
room for cars and foster an auto dependent nation.
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5:25 PM
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Short Films by Daniel Kopald. 15 min. - Short Films - Daniel Kopald
Atumnal Equinox Ambush, Cycle Santa Rampage, Out
Demon Out, Just Say No To The Auto Show
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5:40 PM
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Velorution. 1993 - 30 min. - Documentary - Bruce Petschek, Charles Phred Churchill
A lively portrait of Havana Cuba during the period
shortly after the break up of the Soviet Union, when
for lack of oil, Cuba adopted the bicycle as the
major means of transportation.
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6:10 PM
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Worst Date. 1999 - 10 min. - Short - Robert Schiele
A couple uses public transportation on a date.
Filmed on location in Chicago.
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6:20 PM
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We Are Traffic. 1999 - 50 min. - Documentary - Ted White
Provocative film by Return of the Scorcher director
Ted White that examines the Critical Mass movement
and our common notions of grassroots political
discourse, reclamation of public space, free
expression and guerrilla art. The film tracks
Critical Mass' 1992 inception in San Francisco and
its spread around the world, with glimpses at
Sydney, Chicago, New York, Copenhagen, and more.
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7:10 PM
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Electric Fence. 2001 - 7 min. - Short Film - Stacy Sargent
A bicyclist glides to the backbeat of a fluid,
existentialist landscape. Set to the velvety,
intimate tones of Califone.
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7:17 PM
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2 Seconds. 1998 - Canada - 100 min. - Feature, Color - Manon Briand
Bike messenger and former downhill racer Laurie
(Charlotte Laurier) falls in love with bike shop
owner and former Italian racing champion Lorenzo
(Dino Tavarone).
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8:57 PM
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*** Fin ***
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All donations support the Bike Winter web site
and associated expenses to encourage year-round
cycling in Chicago.
-Bob Matter, Curator, Bike Winter 2002 Film Festival
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