Bikes!

4 films in this block • 47 minutes

The Films

The Grand Ride

  • Year 2025
  • Country North America
  • Runtime 3 min
  • Director Sawyer Harris

Filmmaker in Attendance, Staff Pick

The Grand Ride follows Grand Rapids, Michigan rider Patrick Ellis as he carves his way through West Michigan’s best mountain bike trails. From the punchy climbs of Richmond Park to the fast flow of The Underground and the lush loops of The Bike Park this film is a love letter to the region’s growing trail network and tight-knit riding community.

Wired to Inspire: Riding the La Crosse Omnium

  • Year 2025
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 10 min
  • Director Nicholas Kapanke

Filmmaker in Attendance

Elite cyclist Noah Collins reflects on his journey in the sport while hoping to inspire the next generation as he competes in the La Crosse Omnium in La Crosse, WI, the only three-day omnium in the United States.

The Iceland Cycling Expedition: A Rigorous Journey to End Myeloma

  • Year 2024
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 14 min
  • Director Heimir fReyr Hlöðversson

Family Friendly, First Time Filmmaker

A team of 15 multiple myeloma survivors, care partners, and world-renowned physicians, embarks on the Iceland Cycling Expedition (ICE). Their mission: to cycle through Iceland’s rugged landscape to raise critical funds for groundbreaking myeloma research.

GHOSTBIKE

  • Year 2014
  • Country USA
  • Runtime 20 min
  • Director Judith M. Finneren

Filmmaker in Attendance, First Time Filmmaker, Subject in Attendance

Love and forgiveness are the telling messages in this real life story of a family whose lives changed in a split second due to distracted driving.