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PEDAL DRIVEN - A Bikeumentary
This Non-profit documentary explores the debate surrounding mountain bikers on public lands; will benefit Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates
“Pedal-Driven: a bike-umentary,” will make its Colorado Springs debut during the upcoming USA Cycling Pro Challenge’s week-long cycling celebration when it premieres at Stargazers Theatre as a benefit for the local Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates. The screening will be held on Tuesday, August 23 at 7 p.m.
This engaging and powerful new documentary examines the long-standing confrontation between mountain bikers and federal land management agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service over bikers’ rights and access to public lands. “Pedal-Driven” is designed to advance this discussion as to where mountain biking belongs in the American landscape. The film expertly explores these long-standing conflicts between riders and the federal agencies charged with managing our public lands, as this exploding sport makes its way out of the woods and into the public eye.
“Our primary theme here revolves around sustainability,” said writer/director Jamie Howell of Howell at the Moon Productions. “Mountain biking is exploding around the world. We will have to find new, cooperative approaches that both allow it as a legitimate use and manage it in a way that prevents the destruction of our precious and limited natural spaces.”
For more than two years, the filmmaking team at Howell at the Moon traveled across the western United States to tell a story of clandestine groups of rogue mountain bikers who build illegal trails on America’s public lands. Promises were made to keep locations secret, breathtaking footage of extraordinary riders was captured, interviews were conducted with those on both sides of the conflict, battle lines were drawn, illegal trails were ripped out, existing trails were shut down. Then, somewhere along the way something shifted: both sides came to the table, partnerships were forged, agreements were signed.
The central story line of the film takes place in the small Bavarian-themed town of Leavenworth, Washington, but shooting for the documentary occurred over an 18-month period in every Western state, including Colorado, and in Canada. “We searched far and wide to find powerful examples of solutions to these issues that are actually in place and working right now,” said executive producer Jeff Ostenson.
But “Pedal-Driven” is much more than a bike movie. It is a film about every American’s right to the lands that belong to all of us. The hope is to inspire and engage Americans in a dialogue about where mountain biking and other sports belong on the national landscape.
“Pedal-Driven” was created as a non-profit project in affiliation with the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and with the cooperation of the U.S. Forest Service. All net profits generated by the documentary are earmarked for future sustainable trail-building projects.
Tickets for “Pedal-Driven” are $9 in advance at www.imathlete.com/events/pedaldriven. Tickets will be $12 at the door the night of the show. Stargazers Theatre is located at 10 South Parkside Drive at Pikes Peak Avenue.
For information about the film or to view the trailer, go to www.pedaldriven.org.