The Vintagent Classics: Easy Rider
https://vimeo.com/354893617
The Vintagent Classics: The films that inspired us.
EASY RIDER (1969)
Run Time: 1:35:00
Director: Dennis Hopper
Writer: Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Terry Southern
Key Cast: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson
FILM MAKERS
'Easy Rider’ premiered at Cannes in 1969, and won Dennis Hopper the ‘Best First Work’ award (though with only one competing entry).
“The American chopper became iconic in the 1969 film Easy Rider which spurred a renewed audience interest in chopper motorcycles. A landmark in American film history, Easy Rider captured the restless and angry energy of a youth culture that turned to alternative lifestyles as a means of escape, while at the same time exposing the discord and hatred that separated generations. Cast as outlaws in a modern landscape, Wyatt, aka “Captain America,” and Billy — imagined by the screenwriters as incarnations of Wyatt Earp and Billy the Kid — ride their piston-powered steeds across the South, hoping to reach New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras.” – Roger Ebert
SUMMARY
Cliff Vaughs might have coined ‘Easy Rider’, and conjured the two principal characters (those iconic choppers), but it was Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, and Terry Southern who are credited with developing the structure and themes of the film. While viewers in a chemically-altered psychological state failed to see it, Hopper and Fonda’s cutting edge ‘new cinema’ project, shot on the fly, using real drugs on screen, and with dialogue written between takes by Terry Southern, channelled a Chaucer-esque exemplum straight from the 1370s. Depicting a lifestyle is not necessarily an endorsement, and most viewers missed Wyatt’s point when he declared ‘We blew it’ at the film’s end. The directors, deep in the mix of the psychedelicized 1960s, are intoxicated but ultimately penitent narrators, spinning a fireside hero’s fantasy of two men who hope to find freedom through a big drug sale. Wyatt hides their cash within the fuel tank of his Captain America Harley, a succinct metaphor for America in the 20th Century, as viewed through the smoke from riots in Paris and Watts; a country with capitalist riches spoiling its heart, plastic-wrapped inside a patriotic tank of gas. - Paul d'Orleans
Read more about this film's place in motorcycle history in Paul d'Orleans' book 'The Chopper: The Real Story'.
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The Vintagent Selects: Wheels & Waves 7th Edition 2018
https://vimeo.com/276447198
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
Wheels & Waves 7th Edition (2018)
Run Time: 3:11
A Film By: Sebastien Zanella
Cast: Everyone at Wheels&Waves 2018
FILM MAKERS
Director, documentary filmmaker and photographer, Sebastien Zanella creates provocative films that explore freedom of expression in a melancholic way.
SUMMARY
The Wheels&Waves Festival in Biarritz, France (spilling over to San Sebastian, Spain, and the Basque country too) began in 2012, after several years of June rides through the Pyrenees organized by the Southsiders MC. Our publisher, Paul d'Orléans, was a guest at the very first Basque Country ride in 2009, so Wheels&Waves holds a special place for TheVintagent.com - a celebration of everything that's fun about motorcycling (especially riding!), surfing, skating, and hanging out with friends. The event has grown in stature, attendance, and fun factor every year, with flat track races, sprints, a surf competition, a skate competition, an art show, and now an enduro through the mud! It's maximum fun in one of the most beautiful places in Europe.
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Sabastien Zanella VIMEO
Wheels & Waves
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The Vintagent Selects: REGOLARITÁ - Vintage Enduro Heroes
https://vimeo.com/276260860
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
Regolarita - Vintage Enduro Heroes (2018)
Run Time: 5:41
A Film By: Francesco Torricella
Interviews: Paolo Casiraghi
Second Camera: Paolo Bianchi
Music and Sound Design: Federico Laini
Key Cast: Claudio Terruzzi, Alessandro Gritti, Giò Sala, Giuseppe Merelli, Jutta Kleinschmidt, Toshi Nishiyama, Cyril Neveu, Edi Orioli, Stefano Passeri
Special thanks to: Giulia Pinna, Ludovica Sabatini, Kevin
FILM MAKERS
A mini-doc that tells the regularity and the regularist, the values of the enduro, in the setting of the Trophee Des Nations 2018 in Montecampione.
SUMMARY
"The endurist is a moron. He's a moron because he goes under water, he goes into the mud, he breathes the dust, he struggles, he pushes the bike, he takes some big wood ... and when he's the world champion, he puts two fingers in his eyes."
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The Vintagent Selects: "MOTORCYCLE BOY" The Legendary Tigerman
https://vimeo.com/276864847
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
"Motorcycle Boy" The Legendary Tigerman (2018)
Run Time: 8:22
A film by: James F. Coton & Masato Riesser
Produced by: NOSIDE
In association with: Peermusic France / Alter K / Sony Music France & Metropolitana
Key Cast: Takayuki Kaneoya, Kokoro Tanaka, Kohei Osawa
Song: Paulo Furtado aka: The Legendary Tigerman
FILM MAKERS
From Directors James F. Coton & Masato Riesser:
We have always been fascinated by the Bozosoku world with its unspoken rules and the mysticism that is behind the secrecy. We were waiting for the perfect project to dig into it and when “Motorcycle Boy” came along, it was obvious for us. It had all the elements we were looking for to pay respect to this almost extinct gang of bikers that once dominated the roads of Japan, just a few decades ago.
Akira was one of our most stimulating common reference, it felt so much more in sync because the main characters in Akira are all part of a Bosozoku gang. Directly drawn from the ones that existed at the time : the Specter Gang. With all their red outfits, baseball bats, custom bikes and most importantly : Tokyo ! That’s why we had to jump into this project and go back to the very beginning of our fascination for Akira and the Bosozoku culture : to go to Japan and meet the Specters.
With the help of Morgan (our producer at NOSIDE) and our amazing Japanese team (Kenji at Tokyo Act II), we were able to find a promising lead for our main character, Kaneoya Takayuki. Kaneoya was the former deputy chief of the Specter Gang 20 years ago, and now lives a completely different life. The overall vibe of the project and the artistic intent, on top of the music, won him. He agreed to grant us an exclusive peak into his past, reuniting his old gang for a farewell tribute to the Specters.
The need to anchor the project into a contemporary universe and give it a modern face had us seeking out young Bosozoku members. That is how we met this intense and passionate couple : Kokoro Tanaka and Kohei Osawa. To us, they were the last piece of the puzzle, the corner stone to this project to show that despite the extinction of the Bosozoku, the spirit and the fire of its culture is still alive.
Our cinematographer, Alexandre Jamin shoot using a Red Helium camera with anamorphic lenses to achieve a cinematic quality while bringing in other formats (Gopros, DSLR and Analog Film) to achieve the documentary style he had hoped for.
Nothing was staged. The styling, the engines, the locations and the characters are authentic. What was revealed in those few days provided an exclusive and rare look at the Bosozoku world. This could very well be the last time the lifestyle of those mystical Motorcycles Boys are captured.
SUMMARY
From Paulo Furtado aka: The Legendary Tigerman
The song Motorcycle Boy is all about fighting for your dreams.
When I was in my early twenties, watching the 1983 Coppola´s movie, Rumble Fish felt so real, so close to my reality in a strange way. I felt the same anger that Rusty James (Matt Dylon) felt for being stuck in a small town, dreamless, with nowhere to go and nothing to do but to hit the streets, drink and fight.
The image of Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourke), a half man half God entity, riding his Kawasaki GPZ 550, a guy who explains life through a metaphor of blue and red rumble fish stuck in a fishtank, is the coolest of the cool.
Just all I wanted to be.
We were all meant to fail, right? Might as well fail with style.
When James and Masato (the directors) initially sent me their first ideas for the film which involved going to Tokyo to find a former bosozuku gang, to go through their memories and stories so as to pay hommage to that uncontrolable urge to live and ride, it all just felt too perfect, it all made sense.
The words and souls of Kohei Osawa, Kokoro Tanaka & Takayuki Kaneoya couldn´t be more related to the spirit of my song and to the tribute to Rumble Fish’s Motorcycle Boy.
The bosozuku story is part of Japan´s underground culture and history. It is a fast and burning shooting star which still feeds our imagination and dreams of freedom.
It doesn´t matter if we fail or if we fall. It means that at least we tried.
The Motorcycle Boy reigns.
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The Vintagent Selects: Vincent Black Lightning
https://vimeo.com/218081208
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
VINCENT BLACK LIGHTNING (2013)
Run Time: 5:00
Director: Cat Bruce
Animator: Cat Bruce
Writer: Richard Thompson
FILM MAKERS
Cat Bruce is a talented independent animator and designer. She has worked on a number of films such as "Memories: Little Men", "The Golden Bird", "Straw - Late Night", and "No Place Like Home."
SUMMARY
Follow the heartwarming yet tragic love story of Red Molly and James. An experimental animated film about love, motorbikes, and a redheaded girl.
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The Vintagent Classics: The Girl On A Motorcycle
https://vimeo.com/271578973
The Vintagent Classics: The films that inspired us.
THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE (1968)
Run Time: 0:00
Director: Jack Cardiff
Writer: André Pieyre de Mandiargues (novel), Ronald Duncan (screenplay)
Key Cast: Marianne Faithfull, Alain Delon, Roger Mutton
SUMMARY
Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband's Alsatian bed on the Harley-Davidson given to her by a former lover. Her early-morning ride (escape) to visit her lover is accompanied by reveries about her conflicting desires; her stable husband versus her passionate motorcyclist lover. As she nears her destination, Rebecca's excitement over this sexual reunion becomes an extended motorcycle masturbation, with the vibration of her V-twin bringing her to a frenzy of erotic speed. (See our article 'The Sex Machine' here)
Rebecca's character is based (visually) on Anke-Eve Goldmann, a real-life German motorcycle rider and competitor, who invented a one-piece leather riding suit for women, which she had made at Harro Leathers. Anke-Eve bucked societal norms by daring to ride a powerful motorcycle in post-war Germany, and faced considerable condemnation initially, but became famous as a journalist writing for magazines around the world by the 1950s. She was friends with author André Pieyre de Mandiargues, who wrote his novella 'The Motorcycle' with a central character resembling Anke-Eve, who was then married to a German television producer, but had a passionate affair with a dashing Swiss motorcyclist. Rebecca bears no real resemblance to Anke-Eve, who was confident and strong, although her leather catsuit 'inspired' a generation of European men...as did Marianne Faithful's reverse strip-tease in this film!
'Girl on a Motorcycle' (called 'Naked Under Leather' in Europe...a more exact representation of the film's intentions) is part of a long tradition of eroticized girl+motorcycle films, beginning in 1928 with 'Impatience' (watch it here!), and continuing with such films as 'Barb Wire', etc. The motorcycle as a totem of erotic power, combined with a beautiful woman, is a one-two punch for both filmmaker and audience, and has become an irresistibly enduring subject for films.
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Alain Delon said of Marianne Faithfull: “She is a happening all to herself. She is the type of girl men fought dragons for in mythology, the type that duels have been fought over.” - from an interview with the actors on the making of The Girl On A Motorcycle in the October 1968 issue of ABC Film Review, by Philip Bradford.
Watch the full film on Cine Meccanica
Watch 'Impatience' on The Vintagent
Read about Anke Eve Goldmann on The Vintagent
Read 'The Sex Machine' on The Vintagent
The Vintagent Classics: Eat The Peach
https://vimeo.com/271578543
The Vintagent Classics: The films that inspired us.
EAT THE PEACH (1986)
Run Time: 1:37:00
Director: Peter Ormrod
Writer: Peter Ormrod, John Kelleher
Key Cast: Stephen Brennan, Eamon Morrissey, Catherine Byrne
FILM MAKERS
Eat the Peach is a 1986 British-Irish comedy film, directed by Peter Ormrod. The title is derived from the T.S.Eliot poem 'The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock'. The film was was written by Peter Ormrod with John Kelleher. It's a film about eccentricity and companionship, and having a dream.
SUMMARY
The story takes place in an Irish village a few miles from the border with Northern Ireland. When the local Japanese-owned computer factory closes, the principal employer in the area seems to become the mob that runs a smuggling operation. One day Vinnie (Stephen Brennan), one of the men thrown out of work, and his brother-in-law Arthur (Eamon Morissey), happen to see a videotape of the 1964 Elvis Presley film Roustabout, in the village bar. They see a cyclist in the film ride in a carnival Wall of Death - a high walled barrel-like tank where centrifugal force keeps the rider up in the air circling. Straight away Vinnie begins to draw diagrams, make plans, and measurements; he clears a patch of land near his house.
Vinnie's wife Nora (Catherine Byrne - Alice More in the series 'The Tudors') protests and goes back to her mother with their daughter Vicky. It's a new kitchen she wants, not a Wall of Death. The men however, continue with the work and sinking tree posts into the ground and putting up a huge cylindrical construction. They become energetic and resourceful. Vinnie believes his Wall of Death will be a source of income - that people will buy tickets to stand on a gallery around the top of the rink and watch him and Arthur give their daring performances. Nora returns.
The film is based on actual events: a true story of two brothers-in-law Connie Kiernan and Michael Donoghue living in Granard, County Longford (Ireland). They build a wall of death in their back garden for fun. The director, Peter Ormrod, had seen a huge, wooden tank just off the road when he was looking for items for Irish television.
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The Vintagent Selects: The Grizzly Ride
https://vimeo.com/267677221
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
THE GRIZZLY RIDE (2018)
Run Time: 2:48
A Film By: Sebastien Zanella
For: Wheels & Waves
FILM MAKERS
Director, documentary filmmaker and photographer, Sebastien Zanella creates provocative films that explore freedom of expression in a melancholic way.
SUMMARY
Every year, the Wheels & Waves founders cross the mountains and ride with a group of friends to celebrate the end of winter. This is what they call the Grizzly Ride.
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Wheels & Waves
The Vintagent Original: Custom Revolution
https://vimeo.com/269098801
The Vintagent Originals: Stories We Need to Tell.
Custom Revolution (2018)
Run Time: 6:03
Producer: Lucy Selwood
Director: Gareth Maxwell Roberts
Executive Producer: Brad Moore
Editor: David Hartley
Camera: Brandon Haberman
Assistant Camera: Dan Berlandy
Sound: Justin Fernando Valls
FILM MAKERS
A short film by Moli Oil Ltd for The Vintagent, as part of the forthcoming documentary feature film 'Oil In The Blood', a documentary feature film exploring the current explosion in custom motorcycle culture. The film combines two passions: film and motorcycles. It is not a film just about bikes, it’s a film about people.
SUMMARY
Custom Revolution is the first major museum exhibition to celebrate the new, contemporary “Alternative Custom” or “Alt.Custom” motorcycle. The exhibition presents, for the first time in one location, the work of the most significant motorcycle builders of the past ten years, including international stars like Ian Barry, Shinya Kimura, Roland Sands, and many more.
April 2018 – March 2019
The Petersen Automotive Museum
6060 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036
Open Monday to Sunday
10AM – 6PM PST
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Oil In The Blood on IG @oilintheblood
The Vintagent Trailers: Choppers, Let's Ride
https://vimeo.com/267294689
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
CHOPPERS, LET'S RIDE (2018)
Run Time: 51:00
Produced by: AB Productions
Executive Producer: Tamara Films
Director: Pierre-Paul Puljiz
Director of photography: Andres Peyrot
Chief Editor: Andres Peyrot
Camera operator in New York: Benoit Perrin
Key Cast: Dean Micetich, Paul d’Orléans, Big Scott Stopnik, Scotty Stopnik, Taylor Stopnik, Chase Stopnik, Wil Thomas III, Denis Babin, Masumi , Go Takamine, Roland Sands, MoldieGoldies, Snake, Khali, Troy Elmore, Brookes Yeaman, Joey Yeaman
FILM MAKERS
Pierre-Paul Puljiz is a documentary filmmaker, film producer, writer and motorcyclist.
He worked with and / or about artists, musicians and film directors as Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Larry Clark, Jonathan Caouette, Albert Maysles, Jonas Mekas, Joe Dalessandro, Paul Morrissey, Ai Weiwei, Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber, Helmut Newton, Marc Riboud, Patti Smith, Bryan Ferry, Marianne Faithfull and many many others…
These last years he spent his time between Paris and Mexico City, exploring Mexican Cinema, popular culture and the hidden cult of the Santa Muerte.
SUMMARY
'Choppers, Let’s ride' is a documentary film dedicated to the renaissance of the chopper scene in California, featuring major figures the Cycle Zombies, Dean Micetich, Wil Thomas III, Go Takamine, and many others. Why ride a motorcycle in 2018 with an extra long fork, a rigid frame, no front brake and a total outlaw vibe? “Because it sings the song of eternal freedom”, as Paul d’Orléans says in the film.
“Choppers, Let’s Ride” will be multi broadcasted in June on AB Moteurs (France)
Film Premiere at the Wheels and Waves (Cité de l’Océan - Biarritz).
June 14 – 17
This film was made possible in part by Indian Motorcycle.
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Instagram: @pierrepaulpuljiz, @wheels_and_waves, @dicemagazine, @cyclezombies
Twitter: Wheels_and_waves, ABMoteursTV
Vintagent Selects: Bonneville Speedweek 2017
https://vimeo.com/267303102
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
Bonneville Speedweek 2017 (2018)
Run Time: 23:44
Filmmaker: Irene Kotnik
FILM MAKERS
Irene Kotnik is the founder of Petrolettes, an annually festival for females passionate about motorcycles and outdoor activities in Europe. This unique event gives a chance to ride, connect, and unwind in the presence of other biker ladies. It also introduces girl-only races in which more and more ladies feel inspired and get the confidence to participate.
She also co-founded an all-female Motorcycle Club ‘The Curves’. She is committed to riding, adventures and giving a platform in learning elements for new and seasoned riders as well as building up the ever growing community of two wheel enthusiasts.
Born and raised in Germany Irene is an Art Director and Filmmaker. She studied in Holland and New York City Visual Communication, film and animation. After 7 years living and working in NYC she returned 2012 to Germany and lives presently in Berlin.
SUMMARY
Life is short. Buckle up and go full speed.
Irene's first trip to the Bonneville Salt Flats for Speed Week 2017 finds the magic and comradery which exists only here.
Read about the Irene's trip to Bonneville in the April 2018 issue of Roadster Magazine.
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The Vintagent Original: Montlhéry
https://vimeo.com/261504668
The Vintagent Originals: Stories We Need to Tell.
Montlhery (2018)
Run Time: 3:52
Executive Producers: Paul d’Orleans, Alexander Papastawrou, Voe
Production: True Motion Pictures
Director: Voe
Director of Photography: Voe
Edit & Sound Design: Voe
Colorist: Arno Boetsch
Title Design: Fabian Maier-Bode
Music: Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Location: Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, France
FILM MAKERS
True Motion Pictures is a Berlin-based film and video production company. They have produced two Vintagent Originals to date: the first was 'Neander' (2017), the very first Vintagent Original film!
SUMMARY
Monthléry is a town 40 minutes south of Paris, which hosts the oldest original Autodrome still in use in the world, built in 1924. Every two years, the Vintage Revival Montlhéry event sees the track filled once again with cars and motorcycles that raced before 1940. The decrepit romance of the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry is undeniably beautiful, and a perfect setting for these ancient track warriors.
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The Vintagent Selects: Critchlow
https://vimeo.com/264310422
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
Critchlow (2018)
Run Time: 5:10
A film by: 27 transmissions - Rocco DeLuca and Lauren Schneider
Cast: Troy, Teresa, Hunter and baby June Critchlow
Original Music: Rocco DeLuca
FILM MAKERS
27 transmissions is an experimental house driven by the spontaneous. This house features original and authentic subjects both near and far away. Curated with quality and love, transmitted to those who are listening. 27 transmissions is a place where sound and visuals meet. Brought to you by Rocco DeLuca and Lauren Schneider.
SUMMARY
We wanted to capture our good friend Troy Critchlow and his young family at a very special time in their lives. Troy, Teresa, with child, and two-and-a-half year old Hunter live together in Tujunga, California. To our fortunate surprise, baby June was born the day after we shot this footage. We are inspired by Troy's photography, hand-built motorcycles and philosophy on life. This footage is a snapshot in time of an authentic and loving family making it work.
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The Vintagent Trailers: The Last Motorcycle On Earth
https://vimeo.com/263798118
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
The Last Motorcycle On Earth (Web/TV Series currently in Production)
Run Time: 4:38
Producer: Geneva Ristau, Neil "Morto" Olson
Director: Eric Ristau
Writer: Eric Ristau
Editor: Geneva Ristau
Key Cast: Neil "Morto" Olson
FILM MAKERS
A note from Writer/Director Eric Ristau: Our current youth culture is largely focused on virtual experiences rather than the tangible, physical stuff past generations were drawn to– in this case, motorcycles, cars and expression of personal freedom through travel. More young people than ever are deciding against getting a driver's license and interest in ownership of vehicles by that group is at an all-time low. It is said that the last person to receive a driver's license has already been born.
SUMMARY
In a World of Self-Driving Cars, Motorcyclists Fight for Survival.
Motorcycles are outlawed. Gasoline is $20 per gallon. Self-driving cars are taking over. Silicon Valley and the United States Government have collaborated to push society toward a fully-autonomous transportation system. Motorcycles and riders are an easy first target in the drive to ban human-operated vehicles. Impossible, you say? Not so fast. Fundraising now on IndieGogo.
The Last Motorcycle on Earth is a dramatic series about a vintage motorcycle collector and bike builder, Conrad Mendel, as he grapples with a new world of technology that threatens to destroy his passion and way of life.
Read more on the series, filmmakers and become a backer HERE.
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The Vintagent Original: Sugar & Spade Morocco
https://vimeo.com/259096931
The Vintagent Originals: Stories We Need to Tell.
Sugar & Spade Morocco (2018)
Run Time: 5:00
Producer: Paul d'Orleans / TheVintagent.com
Director: Dos Caminos Productions and 27 Transmissions
Music, Original Score: Rocco Deluca, "Friend to the Lonely"
FILM MAKERS
Dos Caminos Productions began in the summer of 2015 with its inaugural film, “Sugar & Spade”. This passion project about two life-long friends was the catalyst that brought Director/Producer-Mark MacInnis, Producer-James Ken Blackmon, and Producer-Wil Thomas III together. These three friends saw the story of a 50-year friendship between Austin 'Sugar' Johnson and 'Spade George' as the perfect opportunity to utilize their diverse collective talents. With their trajectory set towards shedding light on issues of “social responsibility” and “civil progress”, these three creatives are positioned to move forward and make an impact. As Dos Caminos Productions continues into other projects, they plan on keeping the spirit in which they were formed alive.
SUMMARY
"This film has taken me places that I've never even dreamt of," Austin 'Sugar' Johnson
What happens after you make a movie? There's no telling! Interest in the film 'Sugar & Spade' took the film's stars and crew all the way to Morocco for a screening, and The Vintagent sponsored their trip, just to see two old African-American chopper buddies in actual Africa! This mesmerizing short film is made by the same crew - Dos Caminos Productions and 27 Transmissions - that made the original Sugar & Spade film, and Rocco DeLuca once again provided a beautiful score, "Friend to the Lonely". This film is as simple as can be, but you can feel the depth of emotion in the narrative by Austin 'Sugar' Johnson and 'Spade George', and Rocco's music.
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#OneMinuteMoto - The Winners!
The Vintagent's first Instagram-based short film contest One Minute Moto is a wrap! Our winners in both Vintagent's Choice (by our judges) and People's Choice (by popularity on IG) categories can be seen below. Our award-winning filmmakers get prizes! A signed copy of ‘The Chopper; the Real Story’ or ‘Cafe Racers’, by Paul d’Orléans, a signed 8x10" @MotoTintype wet plate print, and a groovy @via.meccanica bandana.
Here are the winners! Thanks to everyone for submitting films; we'll do it again in a few months!
Winner: Vintagent's Choice
https://vimeo.com/259212365
Winner: Vintagent's Choice
https://vimeo.com/259435282
By @bobonelio
Starring Grizzly Adams on his 1973 CB750 Honda
Guest appearance by The 'Merican (Pappa Tony) on his 2000 Harley Road King
Concept, direction, and editing by Robert (Bob) Onelio
Camera and additional editing by Peter (LP) Onelio
As an Elementary Principal I spend my time during meetings day dreaming of wrenching and riding. For the last twenty years of my life, I have ridden or driven classic bikes and cars for my daily mode of transportation. This is my first attempt at a motorcycle flick...but perhaps not my last.
I love bears, I love Ronald Reagan, and I love motorcycles. What more can I say? That's what it's about.
Winner: Vintagent's Choice
https://vimeo.com/258912042
Winner: People's Choice
"I’m Quentin BOURRIT, but my signature surname for sketching motorcycle and other stuff like cars, posters, prints, and Design is Bouritorcycle. I’m a student of Product Design in Bordeaux, France. I’ve always been passionated by 2 wheels since my youngest age, my first one was a motobecane moped 41V this is the « élément déclencheur » . Moreover, i’ve always wanted to be a engineer, seats maker, frame maker, designer and all stuff you need to create your own motorcycle. Maxwell Hazan is my mentor. That’s why ‘m studying that things right now, because my « project of life » is to have my own motorcycle workshop and to become that sort of person. Not to be one of these who just customize their motorcycles with a tank, paint and different parts…
About the video: Here is my short time lapse for the one minute moto fest. The sketch is based on the Christian Newman’s Black Knucklehead chopper (because I fuckin' love choppers). I used designer techniques to make the sketch with good proportions and measures. But the medium I used is more artistic, as pencil ink, china ink, pastels, pigments, rough, and Posca… I spent 3 hours to make the sketch, and the video editing was complicated because the video must do 1 Minute ahahah. The sound is one of a Shovelhead kicking."
Winner: People's Choice
https://vimeo.com/258912607
By @speeddeathmfg Filmed & Directed by: Ashlee Herrity. Edited by Valerie Lasser (Big Sky Edit)
Key Cast: Rocco Douso, Franco Epifania, Raphael Montes, Speed Death Mfg (formerly Bobberheads)
"At Speed Death Mfg, we're really huge fans and into Heavy Metal and motorcycles. We like hanging out in the garage and working on all types of motorcycles and just having a good time doing it. There’s never a dull moment when we’re all together doing what we love. We've also have taken part in charity events, sponsor shows, we enjoy the runs. Thank you so much for showcasing us in this great social space at The Vintagent, it's such a huge honor!"
Winner: People's Choice
https://vimeo.com/259035452
By @machetecompany Filmed by @pocholete for Machete Company
"The story was filmed in Arteixo, a little village located in Galicia, the northwest of Spain. The story is about a surrealistic superhero called Machete. He is a beer-a-holic and he uses it to skateboard and ride old motorcycles. Machete is a kind of Batman of Arteixo, he is under the womens' wishes all the time twenty four hours a day."
The Vintagent Trailers: Auto Revolution x Routeless
https://vimeo.com/254121872
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
Auto Revolution x Routeless (2017)
Run Time: Series
Director: Ian Beaudoux
Key Cast: Heath Pinter, Ian Beaudoux
FILM MAKERS
Ian Beaudoux’s passion for storytelling and off the cuff living has lead him on many journeys throughout the world working with a wide range of clients including NASCAR, MotoGP, Alpinestars, Harley Davidson and A&E Network’s to name a few. Ian is known for his commercial work and in recent years has become known for documenting automotive, motorcycle and lifestyle culture.
SUMMARY
Finishing a build becomes the start of a journey. Hot rod builder, fabricator and professional BMX rider, Heath Pinter, paired with film maker, Ian Beaudoux, hit the road to race hot rods and motorcycles, ride BMX, visit iconic shops and builders to see where the road takes them. Stay tuned for more.
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Ian Beaudoux Website
The Vintagent Classics: Kid Speed
https://vimeo.com/254129584
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
KID SPEED (1924)
Run Time: 18:00
Producer: Larry Semon
Director: Larry Semon
Key Cast: Larry Semon
FILM MAKERS
Larry Semon was a talented actor/director/stunt man, who’s nearly forgotten these days, but in the 1920s he was a very successful and wealthy film producer. He directed the first, silent version of the ‘Wizard of Oz’ in 1925 (in which he played the Scarecrow), and worked with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, before they created their immortal comedy team.
SUMMARY
Semon directed and acted in the short ‘two reel’ film ‘Kid Speed’, about two auto racers (Semon and Hardy) competing for the same girl (‘Lou duPoise’, a reference to the duPont family). Semon was known for his elaborate/expensive sets, sometimes building fully functional houses for a film, as well as huge gags – in the case of ‘Kid Speed’, an entire mountainside slumps onto a road for comic effect. If you want to skip the slapstick and see the cool old racers, jump to the 14-minute mark.
‘Kid Speed’ is a two-reel film, shortened to 18 minutes; this may be the result of deterioration of the original, highly volatile nitrocellulose film stock. Semon died in 1928 of tuberculosis, and many of his films languished in private collections before being rescued and transferred to more stable ‘Safety Film’ stock – cellulose acetate, which is much less flammable. Note the words ‘Safety Film’ on your old 35mm Kodak negatives; previously they would have had ‘Nitrate’ in dark letters printed. Nitrocellulose is explosive, derived from ‘guncotton’ and related to smokeless gun powder, and was the foundation of the DuPont chemical fortune.
RELATED MEDIA
For more on motorcycles in silent film, see The Vintagent article: The Silent Types.
