B.I.K.E. ...

 

 

Two filmmakers' struggle to infiltrate an exclusive underground bike club.

Driven by anti-materialism and a belief that the impending apocalypse will render cars useless and leave bicycles in power, Black Label Bike Club (BLBC) battles mainstream consumer culture and rival gangs for its vision of a better tomorrow. Pulling threads from Critical Mass and the wider bike counterculture, B.I.K.E. explores such themes as radical politics, personal artistic vision, global responsibility, relationships, group formation, and perhaps most prominently, pain and love.

 

Co-directors, Jacob Septimus and Anthony Howard follow the Brooklyn chapter of BLBC for over two years to meetings, parties, jousts, gatherings of the tribes in Amsterdam and Minneapolis, and the protests of the 2004 Republican National Convention to create their masterpiece. This fascinating and gorgeously gritty film provides insight into a passionate subculture, and exposes the darker aspects of living on the wild side. Edited from over 385 hours of footage for over 2 years Fountainhead Films presents B.I.K.E., a riveting look into the ways in which identity is important for a collective of fiercely independent people.

Fountainhead Films Presents: "B.I.K.E." (A Voyvak Film)

An Ego Doc Directed by: Jacob Septimus and Anthony Howard

Produced by: Fredric King and Jacob Septimus

Music By:

The Dears

Broken Social Scene

Lightning Bolt

Japanther

Panthers

Explosions in the Sky

A Silver Mt. Zion

Oneida

Andre Williams

Peter Laughner

Matt and Kim

Rashaan Roland Kirk

Cul De Sac

Gannon

Infernal Noise Brigade

Rockets From The Tombs

Sixtoo

 

 

 

http://vimeo.com/ondemand/bike