Motorcycle Film Festival

The 4th annual International Motorcycle Film Festival is being held in New York next month. We haven't been to this event, but it seems to be going from strength to strength. One of the organisers was behind the recent Country Mile flat track race we featured in Sideburn 25.

There's a likey to be a wide mix of navel-gazing shorts over-reliant on dolly-mounted panning shots and ernest talk of building not buying and warmed over, 'racing is life everything else is just waiting' sentiment, but there's fun too.

I wasn't expecting to see How To Be Deadly, a Wayne's World-esque comedy included in the programme.

If you're in the area, 14-17 September, be sure to check out the Motorcycle Film Festival. G

Motorcycle Film Festival

A press release...

After a successful first year, the 2nd Annual Motorcycle Film Festival will be held on September 24–27, 2014 at The Gutter (200 North 14th Street, Williamsburg) in Brooklyn, New York. The festival will feature official screenings of short- and feature-length documentaries and narratives alongside more experimental films. Other events include screenings of classic films, filmmaker talks, an art exhibition, bands, bowling, and more! On the final day, a distinguished panel of judges comprising filmmakers, writers, custom builders, and esteemed motorcycle enthusiasts will select winners from each film category. A full list of films, filmmakers, and schedules can be found at Motorcycle Film Festival tickets

 Returning judges include Paul D’Orleans a.k.a. The Vintagent, JP of The Selvedge Yard, Stacie London of Triple Nickel 555 and East Side Moto Babes. We’re just as thrilled to welcome our new judges for this year: Paul Cox (Paul Cox Industries), Ultan Guilfoyle (Guggenheim Museum’s Art of the Motorcycle), Shinya Kimura (Chabott Engineering), Chris Logsdon (Godspeed Co.), Amos Poe (filmmaker/artist), Hayden Roberts (Hell On Wheels MC), Roland Sands (Roland Sands Design), Peter Starr (film accolades…Take it to the Limit) and last year’s ‘Best of Festival’ winner Eric Ristau (Best Bar In America). 

And this from our mate, ace sketcher, Martin Squires    

Also as I'm sure you've seen I've got a short film at this years Motorcycle Film Festival. I'm going to be going out to NYC for a week sketching at a couple of workshops including Hugh Mackie's and Paul Cox's places, before the festival. I'm hoping it will be a productive trip. Attached is a copy of my poster for my film (in case you feel the need to post it up on the blog) which is going to be shown at 5 on the Friday. I will keep you up to date with it all.

Below is Martin's panoramic sketch of the Dirt Quake III pit sheds.

Motorcycle Film Festival, NY

We've been asked to tell people JULY 1 is the submission deadline for The Motorcycle Film Festival, events are slated for September 25-27th in NYC, this is the submission form - http://bit.ly/MFFsubmission

Jane Motorcycles, Brooklyn

Jane Motorcycles in Brooklyn, NY now stocks Sideburn magazine.

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Blackbird by The Selvedge Yard

I'm a big fan of the blog, The Selvedge Yard. They have a photography/motorcycle/denim love-in planned for next week in New York if you're in the vicinity. The photography is supplied by the excellent Scott Toepfer. G

Beat Combo

We've been mentioning Lewis from the band Little Barrie a bit on the blog because he's supplied a brilliant and very personal feature about vintage grasstrack for Sideburn 10. The band has just been touring the US. Flat track racer and SB contributor Greaser Mike went to see Little Barrie in NY.
When Lewis got back off tour he sent us these photos and this message (he said he doesn't look himself in the top photo. He hadn't recovered from the tour yet...). G

The background to the bike is....a good friend of my dad's Kenny White passed away this year, he had keep it in his garage since the 70s (this is an early 70s outfit). His daughter gave it to his old passenger John Smith. All their old grasstrack crowd met at the funeral and it ended up at my dad's garage to be restored. They are all itching to have a go on it. I haven't seen one of these kind of outfits in the flesh since I was 2 yrs old! And very much doubt there are very many around...I know Gerry Wheeler, one of the top riders of his day still does a lap or two on his at big events for show, that's the only other one I know of.
Tour went really well thanks, although I was a broken man by the time I got back. Thanks for hooking us up with Mike Kramer.
Lewis

"You Really Should Come Riding With Us"

Greaser Mike writes about racing with 6th Street Specials in Sideburn #9. A long over-due (on our part) report with photos from Lee Klancher, Grant Ray, Wade Schields, and Daniel Weiss. BP