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National Bike Month
Celebrate National Bike Month with the Media Library by checking out these cycling related films.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (DVD 7142)
Pee-Wee's bicycle is missing. Pee-Wee hits the open road and encounters riotous adventures with bikers, bums, cowboys, cons, a phantom trucker and a waitress with wanderlust.
Cyclo (DVD 3858)
In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, a young cyclo (pedicab driver) transports anonymous passengers through the teeming streets, trying to eke out a meager living for his two sisters and elderly grandfather.
Asiemut (DVD 9821)
Olivier Higgins and Mélanie Carrier cycle their way across Mongolia, China, Tibet and India, discussing culture, traditions, western society, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Bicycle Thief (DVD 632)
An unemployed man in Rome finds a job as a bill poster for which he needs a bicycle. When the bicycle is stolen, he and his son search for the thief and finally end up stealing another bicycle.
Beijing Bicycle (DVD 1244)
Just as Guai, a bicycle messenger, makes his final payment for the silver mountainbike loaned by his company, he finds it stolen. After endless searching, Guai discovers his bicycle is now in the hands of Jian who bought the bicycle with stolen money. Though Guai and Jian finally work out a deal, they find themselves involved in a series of unforgettable events.
Vive le Tour (DVD 7258)
An energetic evocation of the Tour de France, a meditative investigation of the inner workings of a French automotive plant, and an entertaining snapshot of the comings and goings on one street corner in Paris, Louis Malle's three documentaries set in France reveal, in an eclectic array of ways, the director's eternal fascination with , and respect for, the everyday lives of everyday people
Emmanuel's Gift (DVD 5660)
Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah was born in Ghana with a deformed right leg but he beat incredible odds and became a hero after riding a bicycle across the nation, with only one leg. He helped bring political and social change to Ghana.
Vietnam Long Time Coming (DVD8151)
A look at a 16-day, 1,200-mile bicycle journey that brings able-bodied and disabled Americans and Vietnamese veterans together, across a landscape where they were once bitter enemies.
Breaking Away (DVD 7748)
The Academy Award winning comedy about an idealistic young man and his friends and their pursuit to find jobs and a purpose to life in their hometown of Bloomington, Indiana.
We Aren't Blocking Traffic, We Are Traffic (MV 8937)
This documentary chronicles the history and development of the "critical mass" bicycle movement, which reclaims city streets by bicycle activists riding en masse. The program tracks this leaderless, grassroots movement from its beginnings in San Francisco in 1992 to its spread across the globe to over 100 cities in 14 countries. Features shots of critical mass in action in Texas, Oregon, New York, London and Sydney, Australia.
The Middle of the World (DVD 2774)
Based on a true story. A man and his family on a journey 2000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicyclein search for a good life.
