Bicycle Film Festival Bucks County

20 East State Street,Doylestown PA 18901

28 April, 2022

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Join us as we welcome the international Bicycle Film Festival to the historic County Theater and Mercer Museum April 28-30, 2022! Bicycle Film Festival Bucks County Select Short Film Program premiering Mountains We Climb by local filmmaker Ryan Canney. Thank you to our sponsors at GoPro, Giant Bicycles, Dr. Beth Snyder DMD, Stuart Wilder Esq., the Central Bucks Bicycle Club. The event is hosted by Discover Doylestown and Bike Works, Doylestown. Event Schedule: Thursday, April 28 - Bicycle Film Festival Bucks County Select Short Film Program at the County Theater with two screening options at 6:15 PM & 9 PM. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time. Sponsored by GoPro, Giant Bicycles, Dr. Beth Snyder DMD, Stuart Wilder Esq, and Central Bucks Bicycle Club. Friday, April 29 - An evening at the Mercer Museum with Michael Kranish starting at 6 PM, investigative political reporter for The Washington Post, as he discusses his book, The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary LIfe of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero. The novel tells the story about the remarkable Major Taylor, the black man who broke racial barriers by becoming the world’s fastest and most famous bicyclist at the height of the Jim Crow era. Copies of the book will be available onsite for purchase thanks to the Doylestown Bookshop and sponsored by GoPro, Giant Bicycles, Dr. Beth Snyder DMD, Stuart Wilder Esq, and Central Bucks Bicycle Club. Saturday, April 30 - Join us for an all-ages programming selection of short films at the County Theater starting at 10:30 AM. Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time. Sponsored by GoPro, Giant Bicycles, Dr. Beth Snyder DMD, Stuart Wilder Esq, and Central Bucks Bicycle Club. About the Festival: Brendt Barbur, Founding Festival Director, was compelled to start the Bicycle Film Festival when he was hit by a bus while riding his bike in New York City. He insisted on turning his negative experience into a positive one. In 2001 Barbur started the Bicycle Film Festival as a platform to celebrate the bicycle through music, art and, of course film. The Bicycle Film Festival has been a major catalyst for the urban bike movement, one of the most powerful and culturally relevant forces of the last decade. The BFF has held events in 90 cities worldwide to an accumulated audience of over 1 million people.