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Pedal Through

Pedal Through, a genre-pushing adventure documentary about three black women bikepacking through Oregon’s backcountry.
 

About

Running time

14 minutes

Our Judges say:

Refreshing film about stepping outside your comfort zone and starting out in new sports.

Jimmy Hyland

How MTB can get you out of your comfort zone na help you grow as a person.

Simon Taylor

A marvellous, gentle, heartfelt film about three black female bike packers

Paul Hodgson Music Judge

Pedal Through invites us into the world of director-lead Analise Cleopatra as she discovers the healing and joy of mountain biking. Analise had never camped or ridden a bike off the pavement when she decided to plan a week-long mountain biking trip with an all black female team: her close friend and fellow newcomer to the sport, Day Toliver, and professional mountain biker Brooklyn Bell. Together, they traverse the Oregon backcountry on an adventure full of exploration, curiosity, waterfalls, old growth forest, sparkling starscapes, joy, struggle, and deep healing. With raw authenticity, Analise shares all the intimate foibles, fear, fun and beauty of discovering her place in the outdoors. The landscape opens to greet her as she learns to lean into uncertainty, accept support and trust herself on this wild ride.

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Featured

The Barefoot Mountain Biker: Casey Brown
Brought up in near solitude in the New Zealand wilderness, Casey Brown was always taught to trust her instincts.
My Flip'n Wife
One glorious day in the desert, Kaylee Gibb decided to flip her mountain bike for the first time as a mother of 3 wild youngsters and at the age of 33.
My Last Day Of Summer
It is the last day of summer and Julia is at the local bike shop hoping that her bike can be fixed. While waiting she browses the shop until she stumbles upon a comic book. The comic explores a world which stylizes the sights and sounds she would experience on the trails. Blended with her imagination she finds herself on a ride like no other.