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New Orleans Program 3 - B.I.K.E.

A BICYCLE TRIP
Italy 2008 | Betacam 4min.
Dir. Lorenzo Veracini, Nandini Namblar, Marco Avoletta
Basel, 19 April 1943. Dr. Albert Hofmann, a chemist, is cycling home after a days work in the laboratory. This episode has passed into legend, associated with the discovery of the effect on the human psyche of LSD. The film tells the story of this famous trip, imagining an unconventional psychedelic of the 40s.

B.I.K.E.
USA 2006 | DV 89min
Dir. Jacob Septimus & Anthony Howard
Jacob Septimus has directed videos for KRS-one, Mos Def amongst many others. Anthony Howard is an award-winning director of fine art films recognized by audiences at festivals and media such as Artforum. Howard began to make a film about New York's chapter of the Black Label Bicycle Club and found himself vying to become a member of the group. Black Label is known for living a lifestyle centered on building bikes together, riding together, eating together, and sometimes living together. Black Label is more than just a bike club or a lifestyle - it's a life. This is a rare look at a way of life that may challenge your own. Producer Fredric King of Fountainhead Films presents B.I.K.E as the first of a series of intimate portraits of NYC's subcultures, past and present.