Bike Love Documentary's Two Wheel Drive
The Film:
Bike Love is an experiential narrative documentary film about Kara Minnehan's bike riding quest in Portland, Oregon. On December 1, 2011 Kara gave up her car and began a year-long commitment of bike commuting for the purpose of experiencing the city's bike culture firsthand. The project illustrates the motorist to cyclist change process. Throughout this journey, themes of feminism, community-building, sustainability, performance art and comedy are brought to life within the foundations of the Portland bike community. Throughout the experience of living without a car, Kara is introduced to a new world, along with a range of challenges, allowing for self-exploration and personal growth.
Our Audience:
The film will appeal to The Bike Curious "“ those who are interested in bike-riding, but are too busy to make time, too nervous to try, too scared of change, or just not interested in doing it themselves. As Kara confronts these challenges herself, she utilizes humor, and the support of friends & family to overcome the inherent challenges of giving up a motorist lifestyle. The questions remain: will Kara become a confident bike rider? And, what does it mean to live, bike and love?
The Soundtrack:
In partnership with Kink Radio (True to the Music), Bike Love will also create a soundtrack of the film's feature artists.
Our team:
Bike Love's Director of Videography & Editing, Kevin Hanzlik is an independent filmmaker with experience in all aspects of film production, including writing, development, physical production, and post-production. He spent several years in Los Angeles working on feature films while honing hist craft as a writer/director. Since then, he has moved back to Portland and works as a freelance videographer, editor, and producer. Our Director of Audio, Alison Grayson, studied Video/Film at Drexel University and has professional experience working in location sound, utility, and camera operation since 2007. Alison also produced her own documentary, "The Love of Beer" in 2009, which received the award, "Indie Spirit's Best Feature Documentary" in 2012, and was a featured film for "Whole Foods Do Something Reel".
Bike Love's Board of Directors is made up of women and men who are passionate about bike-riding and offer a unique range of skills to help guide and manage the project, including marketing & social media support, accounting, event planning, human resources consulting, environmental conservation & sustainable living programming, social work, public relations, fundraising, and more.
Bike Love's Media sponsors include Kink Radio, Momentum Magazine, and ORbike.
Funding:
Bike Love Documentary Project is in its last phase of production, but to finish our project we need at least $5000 to cover the cost of production for our remaining shoots.
To make a 30 Minute Short Documentary Film, we will at a bare minimum need:
1. $3,825 for Editing to produce 25:30 additional minutes at the rate of $150 for each edited minute.
2. $1000 for Videography to cover 20 additional hours at the rate of $50 per hour.
3. $500 for Audio/Sound to cover 20 additional hours at the rate of $25 per hour.
4. $175 to cover the cost of a venue rental where we will conduct the remaining individual interviews.
Total: $5,500
What if we make make more than $5,500?
We will use any additional funding to create a longer film (Maximum of 45 minutes), as well as take additional footage in Portland and in other cities, such as Bend, Seattle, Vancouver, Los Angeles, or Denver.
