Now in its ninth year, the Big Bike Film Night celebrates cycling in all its shapes and forms with a program proclaimed as a feast of short films devised and designed for the two-wheel devotees to screen on September 13 at Avoca Beach Theatre.
With humble beginnings back in 2015, the Big Bike Film Night is now a now a much-anticipated film festival which brings a love of cycling to cinemas, presenting an array of international movies specifically selected by New Zealand curator Brett Cotter.
“Each year I set out with just one goal – to bring together the best cycling short films from around the world for our audiences,” Cotter said.
“This collection is awe-inspiring and celebrates the fun, the adventure, and inspiration that bikes enable.”
The 2023 compilation contains 10 mesmerising films which are as varied and diverse as you could hope for.
This global program contains a world premiere, two fabulous Australian films and an assortment of international films, all having their premiere at the Avoca screening.
Return to Dilon Cone, set and shot in the rugged coastal Kaikoura ranges in New Zealand, opens the film night extravaganza and follows a team which has spent five years formulating a dream – an attempt to reach an unridden peak accessible only by river.
The expedition has only one option to get there, taking on the jagged gorges of the Clarence River (Waiau-toa awa) by packraft, and afterwards travelling by mountain bike, in their pursuit of summiting the steep shingle-laden slopes of the imposing Dillon Cone.
“It’s adventure and above,” Cotter said.
“The power of storytelling is at the forefront of what we offer, and the belief that the humble bicycle can improve our health, inspire and uplift people with where it can take us.
“The event brings together communities with stories that captivate us, stories that make us think, and most importantly of all, inspire us to get out and ride.”
The Big Bike Film Night screens at the Avoca Beach Theatre on Wednesday, September 13, at 7pm.
For more information and to buy tickets visit www.bigbikefilmnight.nz .
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