Ryan Mekenian | USA | 78 min | Partial Subtitles
Co-presented by The Biking Lawyer
In partnership with Habitat for Humanity Guelph Wellington ReStore
Supported by Guelph Tool Library
Supported by Guelph Fringe Festival
EVENT: Community Bike Culture
Feature Film Screening: Jimmy Lizama is a mobility justice activist and the founder of the L.A. Bicycle Kitchen, the first bicycle co-op in the City of Angels. In the three decades since Jimmy opened the non-profit bike shop, a global network of independently owned and operated “bike kitchens” have cropped up – partly thanks to Jimmy’s vision. Jimmy and his son J.Q. set out on a European adventure, cycling from bike kitchen to bike kitchen, meeting the activists, artists, and organizers working to put transportation back into the hands of the people.
Post-Film: Bike Trivia! hosted by Guelph Fringe Festival. Come with your trivia crew (or make a new crew on the spot) and compete for prizes from Speed River Bicycle.
DIRECTOR BIO:
Ryan Mekenian (he/him) is an Armenian writer/director and producer based in Tongva territory, his hometown, LA. He is a graduate with an MFA from USC and a BFA from NYU. His film, Spokespeople, a short documentary that delves into the campaign to make LA more bicycle-friendly, won awards at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Annapolis Film Festival, & Bolton Film Festival, and screened at nearly 50 festivals worldwide including American Pavilion’s Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival.
