The Vintagent Selects: Leaving Tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U95tXbedoGw
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
LEAVING TRACKS (2021)
Run Time: 1:30:00
A Film By: Nick Davis
Key Cast: Serge Bueno, Jay Donovan, Ultan Guilfoyle
FILM MAKERS
Nick Davis produced and directed Leaving Tracks, the feature-length documentary that tells the life story of Robert Haas, otherwise known as Bobby Haas, the founder of the Haas Moto Museum. Leaving Tracks has appeared at over 15 film festivals worldwide, including Docufest, Montreal Independent Film Festival, New York International Film Festival, and Oniros, where it won Best Documentary Feature.
“The journey into filmmaking that I initiated two years ago would have been impossible without an experienced, sensitive, and flexible guide and partner who could coax and cajole and shape this story into a final documentary we would all be proud of. Nick immediately grasped the potential of the story and the magnetism of the characters. With the benefit of hindsight (and warmed by the glow of the critical acclaim that has come our way so soon after the film’s release), Nick was the ideal Producer to convert this story into an award-winning film.” — Bobby Haas
SUMMARY
The story of a man, his museum, and lives changed forever.
LEAVING TRACKS tells the intimate and compelling story of the founder of the Haas Moto Museum, and his immense impact on the lives of the custom builders whose masterpieces elevate the Museum to the pinnacle of its industry. Beneath his success as a financier and Nat Geo photographer, Bobby Haas grapples with a lifetime of trauma in his quest to create a museum like no other. The film probes the surprising affection that develops between the founder and the custom builders, who are united by their shared chase for perfection. Embedded in the Museum's rolling works of art that exude danger and speed are the universal challenges of human endeavor.
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The Vintagent Trailers: Long Way Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyu1UAtbwAo
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LONG WAY HOME (2025)
Run Time: TV Series
A Series by: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman
Key Cast: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman
FILM MAKERS
The boys are back at it. Join Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, and their two vintage bikes on an epic journey across Europe.
The Emmy Award-nominated series is executive produced by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, alongside longtime collaborators David Alexanian and Russ Malkin, who also direct. The new “Long Way” season follows Ewan and Charley’s previous adventures in 'Long Way Round', 'Long Way Down' and 'Long Way Up', now streaming on Apple TV+.
SUMMARY
'Long Way Home' follows Ewan and Charley as they ride refurbished vintage motorbikes from Ewan’s home in Scotland to Charley’s in England — but rather than take the shortest route, they go the long way! They head across the North Sea to Scandinavia, all the way up to the Arctic Circle and then down to the Baltics and through continental Europe, before eventually hopping back over the English Channel two months later. It’s an adventure that will take them to more than fifteen countries, through spectacular scenery and along some of the greatest driving roads in the world. Along the way they’ll immerse themselves in each country’s culture, meet the locals and try their hand at unique and eclectic activities.
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Long Way Home — Streaming May 9 on Apple TV+
The Vintagent Premiere: I Have Always Loved Motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vZ6b_pzg_w
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED MOTORCYCLES (2025)
Run Time: 4:23
A Film By: Andy Romanoff
Key Cast: Andy Romanoff
FILM MAKERS
Vintagent Contributor Andy Romanoff started out as a biker/photographer, then had a long career in Hollywood, including years working with Panavision. He’s a member of The Academy, and is now back to his biker/photographer roots. Follow these links for his Bike Pictures for sale and his Bike Gallery.
SUMMARY
We are pleased to present the Premiere of 'I Have Always Loved Motorcycles', a short film in which Andy Romanoff reads a chapter from his book 'Stories I've Been Meaning to Tell You'. Photographed at Chopperfest 2025, it's the story of his lifelong love of motorcycles and how it changed over the years.' You can find more chapters read by Andy on his YouTube channel, as well as pick up a copy of the book at the link below.
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Andy Romanoff reports from ChopperFest 2025
Andy Romanoff – https://www.andyromanoff.com/
The Vintagent Selects: Supersonic - Kenny Cummings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofBO-OsVmcQ
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
SUPERSONIC - KENNY CUMMINGS (2025)
Run Time: 21:18
A Film By: Alex Stark
Key Cast: Kenny Cummings
FILM MAKERS
Alex Stark is an award-winning filmmaker, director, and photographer specializing in documentaries, commercials, and branded films. Alex’s passion is real human stories, which he approaches with warmth, sympathy, and authenticity. He captures the passion of his subjects and the essence of their environments in a creative, imaginative, and visually stunning way.
SUMMARY
Supersonic chronicles the improbable trajectory of Kenny Cummings, a passionate musician who transformed his life’s obsession from creating music to building a career restoring and racing vintage Norton motorcycles. His story explores the parallels between creativity and craftsmanship. It stands as a testament to the untapped potential within us all — showing that our greatest adventures often come when we least expect them.
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The Vintagent Trailers: Holy Cow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy0WeGJow9E
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HOLY COW (2024)
Run Time: 1:32:00
A Film By: Louise Courvoisier
Writer: Louise Courvoisier, Théo Abadie, Marcia Romano
Key Cast: Clément Faveau, Maïwene Barthelemy, Luna Garret
FILM MAKERS
Holy Cow (French: Vingt Dieux, lit. 'Twenty Gods') marks the feature film debut of Courvoisier, as well as the on-screen debut of Clément Faveau, who stars as young farm boy Totone. It filmed on location in the Jura region of France, where Courvoisier was raised. The film's ensemble of first-time actors was assembled over the course of several months by casting directors Léa Gallego and Emmanuel Thomas, who traveled to agricultural shows and stock car races to find talent. Holy Cow had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024. It received four nominations at the 50th César Awards, winning Best First Film and Best Female Revelation (for Maïwene Barthelemy).
Comté on motorbike? We're in!
SUMMARY
Totone's carefree teenage life of drinking, dancing and riding motorcycles takes a turn when he must provide for his 7-year-old sister. Seeking income, he channels his energy into producing an award-winning comté cheese to claim a competition prize.
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Holy Cow will be available to watch on AppleTV+ on June 3, 2025. Preorder now.
The Vintagent Selects: Centauro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQCPUNu2Xtg
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
Centauro (2022)
Run Time: 1:29:00
Producer: Borsalino Productions, Catalunya Film Commission
Director: Daniel Calparsoro
Writer: Gaël Nouaille, Gemma Ventura, Manuel Darriba
Key Cast: Àlex Monner, Begoña Vargas, Abraham Pérez Fernández
FILM MAKERS
Centauro, a 2022 action thriller film directed by Daniel Calparsoro, and shot in the Spanish provinces of Barcelona and Teruel. The film is a remake of the 2017 Yann Gozlan film 'Burn Out', which was based on the 2012 novel 'Balancé dans les cordes' by Jérémie Guez. While there is no subtitled trailer, the film is available in English on Netflix. Link below.
SUMMARY
Rafa's hooked on the pure, fiery feelings he gets from speed racing, but when his kid's mom gets mixed up with drug dealers, he burns rubber to save her.
Seeking to settle a debt, wannabe pro biker Rafa decides to pledge his services to a criminal organization. However, he is torn between the two lives he is leading as an honest man in the morning and a courier at night. Eventually this double life takes a toll on him and he resorts to drugs, which affects his dream of being a pro racer. At last he understands that there is no way out from the crime life and with help of his friend he tries to escape the drug cartel but is identified by the police and offered the same job just on the side of law which he takes up as he realises that family is the most important thing.
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The Vintagent Selects: Burn Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QFYLx0Q5OE
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
BURN OUT (2017)
Run Time: 1:47:00
Producer: 2425 Films, Wy Productions
Director: Yann Gozlan
Writer: Yann Gozlan, Guillaume Lemans, Jérémie Guez
Key Cast: François Civil, Olivier Rabourdin, Manon Azem
FILM MAKERS
Burn Out is a 2017 action thriller film written and directed by Yann Gozlan, based on the 2012 novel Balancé dans les cordes by Jérémie Guez. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. A Spanish remake titled Centauro was released in 2022.
SUMMARY
To save his loved ones, Tony must use his motorcycle talents for drug deliveries.
Head burned, addicted to thrills, Tony lives for one thing: become a professional motorcycle super-bike driver. Until the day he discovers that his son's mother is linked to the gypsy underworld. The only way out of this gear: put his talents at the service of mobsters. Circuit driver during the day, go-faster at night, Tony is plunged into an infernal spiral that leads him to the brink of rupture.
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The Vintagent Selects: The Piston King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xuziMi2PF8
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
THE PISTON KING (2024)
Run Time: 12:50
A Film By: Mazen Alhaj Salem
Key Cast: Marco Möller
FILM MAKERS
'The Piston King' is a short documentary by Palestinian director Mazen Alhaj Salem. 'MOTO Rauch & Staub' is one of Dubai's most authentic motorcycle cafes run by the inimitable, Marco Möller, who shares his philosophy on life in the film. Sadly Marco has since moved back to his native Germany and MOTO (in Dubai) is no more.
SUMMARY
In The Piston King, we step inside Marco’s world on a fateful night, not on the streets, but in the heart of his workshop. Surrounded by tools, grease, and memories, Marco's hands bring life to machines that are more than just bikes—they're a part of his soul. As he works late into the night, we follow the man behind the passion, where every wrench turn tells a story.
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The Vintagent Selects: Rebel Riders
https://vimeo.com/362686410
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
REBEL RIDERS (2020)
Run Time: 7:15
A Film By: Marc Aziz Ressang
Cinematography: Marc Aziz Ressang, Dan Agha-Rafei
Key Cast: the Rebel Riders
FILM MAKERS
ThMarc Aziz Ressang is a photographer and filmmaker based in Tokyo and Shanghai.
His work deals with the fraught histories of places and the impact they have on the identity of its inhabitants. He explores the diverse human experience by observing the flux of culture and society. Framing places and stories through connecting themes, while questioning and re-framing photography as a storytelling tool with its own time, space and reality.
SUMMARY
“One Vespa, a million brothers,” says Nando Anjasmara Azani, part of the Rebel Riders community in Indonesia, dedicated to modifying the Italian scooters. ‘Rebel Riders’ is a fascinating exploration of the spirit of invention and self-expression taking place in Indonesia’s extreme Vespa culture.
It all started about a year ago when my friend Muhammad Fadli published some photos about these crazy bikes in Indonesia. After some initial research I could only find a couple of videos that were either short Instagram clips or dry broadcast news reports that didn’t capture the grit and exhilaration that goes with it.
It seemed like a lot of the interesting characters in the communities are notoriously hard to track down, so I visited an Extreme Vespa Community meetup to get an idea of what it’s all about. Not knowing what to expect, we were received with open arms and people were proudly discussing the community and their creations.
I pitched the story to several outlets, but no one was interested in developing or producing a documentary around it. It was too good of a story to not dig in to, so I decided to do it myself. With no budget, it boiled down to whatever I could pack into a large backpack (mostly a GH5 and Ronin-S).
Fadli was a great help in compiling a list of different styles and characters that would be good to interview, which we ended up developing in 5 main interviews. Me and Dan Agha-Rafei then spent a long week in Java trying to meet up with several crews and following them to the biggest Vespa festival in Indonesia. After a lot of preparation, phone calls and travel, we were not able to get into the festival – it was being held at a military airstrip off-limits to foreigners.
Every character we’ve met has their own interesting story to tell, their own philosophies and bikes that each deserve their own video!
Over the course of the year, I ended up taking 6 trips all over Indonesia to piece the puzzle together. It became my passion project — in between trips I would always be reviewing my footage, mapping out new shots, and doing more research to figure out how to put the viewers in the driver’s seat. Not being fluent in Indonesian resulted in spending a lot of time to get interviews transcribed and translated, then cutting it up to weave a broad story with different aspects being addressed. During the shoot, we used local fixers to help set up the interviews and translate for us.
In the end, I still consider the whole video a bit too broad – every character we’ve met has their own interesting story to tell, their own philosophies and bikes that each deserve their own video! I’m still sitting on a lot of footage that I would have loved to use, but didn’t fit within the current story structure.” - Marc Aziz Ressang
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The Vintagent Selects: While We're Here
https://vimeo.com/956110090
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
WHILE WE'RE HERE (2024)
Run Time: 9:24
A Film By: Dylan Wineland, Aaron McClintock
Assistant Camera: Connor Barnes, Bryton Malstrom, Samantha Cockayne
Drone Operator: Connor Barnes
Colorist: Jensen Vinca
Key Cast: Aaron McClintock
FILM MAKERS
Dylan Wineland is an accomplished DP/Director based out of Salt Lake City, UT. He has traveled the world shooting documentaries and limited series for HBO, Redbull, and the Olympics, and has shot national ads and social pieces for Salesforce, K&N Air filters, BFGoodrich tires and many more. He is known for his ability to tell a range of emotionally driven stories through his striking imagery and thoughtful direction, as well as his uniquely timeless and artistic style. Dylan’s genuine curiosity and love of human experiences guides every project he is a part of, as well as his mastery of his craft. From heartwarming stories about quadriplegics to visceral motorcycle films, his biggest goal is to move his viewers either through the stories or the visual experience. He believes that if one person can walk away from one of his films wanting to be a better person or to try something new, he has succeeded in what he has set out to do.
Follow this film with another in The Vintagent Film Archive by Dylan and Aaron, Enso (2023).
SUMMARY
Aaron’s relationship with his dirt bike has been vital throughout his entire life. It has always been his doorway to a sacred space. After experiencing the unexpected loss of his long time partner, Aaron’s relationship with his bike took on an even deeper meaning than he could have ever imagined. By getting on the bike and stepping through that doorway, Aaron was able to grieve and find some semblance of joy in his life again. More than just a machine, his motorcycle has been a passage to healing, growth, and a conduit to feeling close to his beloved again.
Read a piece about the film by Aaron McClintock on Vahna.
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The Vintagent Online Premiere: We Ride
https://vimeo.com/746347664/d0afa37a18?share=copy
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
WE RIDE (2023)
Run Time: 14:24
A Film By: Romain Thomassin
Editor: Angelita Mendoza
Key Cast: Jane Love, Agata Dabkowska, Lanakila MacNaughton
FILM MAKERS
The Vintagent featured the trailer for 'We Ride' back in 2023. Two years later, we couldn't be prouder to present to you the ONLINE PREMIERE of 'We Ride'. Enjoy!
Romain is a French director and producer based in San Francisco whose work focuses primarily on non-fiction. He recently directed "Fear and Loathing in San Francisco" a short documentary about Hunter S. Thompson's early years in the Bay Area, aired on the French cultural TV channel ARTE. Before moving to California, Romain lived in Brooklyn, working as a Director and Creative at VICE Media, where he shaped a keen eye for subcultural movements, authentic characters and untold stories.
SUMMARY
Leaning down the curves and speeding through traffic, low in the saddle of their Harley choppers, a new generation of riders is hitting the road... Motorcycles have long been considered the property of men, in real life as in popular culture. Amongst them: the outlaws of the Motorcycle Clubs, once described with surgical precision by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson in his first book: Hell’s Angels (1967). Juxtaposing Hunter S. Thompson's writings about male biker gangs in the 60s, with contemporary stories of women motorcyclists, We Ride questions the persistent stereotypes in motorcycle culture.
The film was granted the rights to use Hunter S. Thompson’s cult classic Hell’s Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs by his estate and his wife Anita, who created the Gonzo Foundation dedicated to promote literature, journalism and political activism through the writer's legacy.
French actress, singer and musician Vanessa Paradis - the famous interpreter of "Joe le Taxi" -also granted the rights to use her killer track "Ma Pétroleuse" as the soundtrack of this joyride.
The film premiered at HotDocs in Toronto, Canada in 2023, followed by screenings at TMMF motorcycle film festival and the Dubaï Moto Film Fest.
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The Vintagent Selects: The Drixton
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CTXP: THE DRIXTON (2025)
Run Time: 57:03
Producer: Revzilla Common Thread XP
Director: Spenser Robert
Editor: Jesse Schuntz, Spenser Robert, Stephen Gregory
Key Cast: Ari Hemming, Zack Courts, Spurgeon Dunbar
FILM MAKERS
How far would you go to save your dad’s favorite motorcycle? In this episode of Common Thread XP, Ari and Zack are on a mission — from a barn in New Hampshire to the Barber Motorsports Museum — to get Todd Henning’s famous Drixton Honda out of boxes on a shelf and back on a race track.
Read the Common Thread article by Ari Hemming about his father and the project here.
SUMMARY
Todd Henning was the king of vintage racing in the 1990s, taking around 50 victories at Daytona alone. He was best known for his self-tuned, home-built Drixton Honda CB450 that beat far more exotic racers. This film follows his son Ari and friends as they bring Todd's bike back from a dismantled wreck to race at Barber. From Revzilla's 'Common Tread' series.
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The Vintagent Selects: Moto Guzzi 100 Years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21ff4ntlm4Y
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
MOTO GUZZI:100 YEARS DOCUMENTARY (2021)
Run Time: 20:00
A Film By: Moto Guzzi
Key Cast: Greg Lynn, Luca Franciosa, Roberto LaFranconi
FILM MAKERS
100 years of iconic motorcycles, 100 years of long hours of work imbued with passion. 100 years of brilliant talents and amazing designs. 100 years of authenticity, 100 years of stunning bikes. This is our history, this is Moto Guzzi.
SUMMARY
A friendship between two aircraft pilots and one mechanic turned into a century-old business within the motorcycle industry. Despite one of the friends being killed in an airplane accident, the two other friends carried on with the dream. The Moto Guzzi factory is located in Mandello del lario, Italy. Over the past 100 years, thousands of locals have worked in the factory, situated idyllically along the shores of Lake Como. For two-wheeled visitors, it’s become customary to stop in Mandello and take photos of Guzzi bikes in front of the “red gate” at the entryway to the Moto Guzzi’s facility.
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Want even more history? Read Moto Guzzi 100 Years
The Vintagent Selects: Girl Meets Bike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkrexqIKmMs
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
GIRL MEETS BIKE (2013)
Run Time: 1:43:00
A Film By: Eric Tretbar
Key Cast: Ruth Menard, Melissa Pizarro, David Engler
FILM MAKERS
GIRL MEETS BIKE is the 7th feature film by Minneapolis-based Eric Tretbar. His films have won the audience award at the Berlin Film Festival, received an Independent Spirit Award nomination (the indie Academy Awards), and aired on the Sundance Channel, German TV, and NBC. They've also screened in competition at world festivals, including London, Athens, Sao Paulo, Warsaw, Seattle, Toronto, Rivertown, Orlando, Vienna, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Los Angeles Independent, The American Film Institute, and The Walker Art Center.
Eric is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and musician, scoring much of his film music, and drumming for Minneapolis and L.A. garage/R&B/punk outfits THE FUNSEEKERS, THE SPECTORS, THE RED HEARTS and FRIENDS LIKE THESE. Eric also teaches film production and history at Carleton College and Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Girl Meets Bike screened at the first annual The Motorcycle Film Festival in 2013. The MFF (RIP) was Founded by Corinna Mantlo and Hosted by Paul d'Orleans. Girl Meets Bike is now available to watch online. see link below.
SUMMARY
Danger, defiance, desire. Kat buys her first bike with her wedding dress money and rides into a new circle of motorcycle friends who are attracted but threatened by her newfound independence.
As she learns to ride, her new friends vie for her affection, stirring jealousy and long-buried emotions. In her stubborn quest for freedom, Kat must interpret their constant offers of advice: are they subtle forms of control? Or crucial knowledge, without which she might get herself killed?
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The Vintagent Trailers: One More Time
https://vimeo.com/649573473?turnstile=0.qUm5KJ6LBgbSy2vCdosEVGXe-ABP5hTDZeEN_mA--l5odaKnQ_PNVrufqpKmDM55KOe5GIrM06hIHxBPEGxErUgwriXcjCaA8qHIT7_mx45QjnDXdIT73XnRjmM2iRzkq6Q6rlpHQZnu4qptxPieZ6Nv66ANo646S7_FnisCA69BL8EnqFoOzaJfgMDrqn5r40GsvBAvyu3sq7dhqZmNAO1OCVMlw2Zfdah4irtUtTWgOyBlJ2G6h8YJzozD0IhUObsCQj0zmuhJBbpBXcngYmxi7mqBMW2PsnpQtiyGI_d1TmsuOXDvqV2GJqXSlLEb7hQ-eziSBAyz0Me-ZWzmBQTv5on3jgII85iRjA8ie11imkkBL9nfPZGSecarL53jWepEWcfKLE8Ak17az0GMH8BhPbZnSbmzHpCr1Ugid70QbvWaBii36x2mOpDKcWZB2pU1bh0ICEzi0ojcPs6BXU_k-Mnu4Yfa8RgdrzmNfTs9-lO25ia3chqyAwBNTxYddphY0I0X2I9TP6BUi9XtpAaBS8g2hPlU-Uqgt6NIZQg12lKY4zAe3-CG2l4ptx3Q_EnznKJIOF2Girn66Ol4SKkx9PK358QcVzGW8XpjiSdLd7kpbw7XiH8aXVP-ZwG-QoGy6x5HcFu_bhBKONFMFByIN6b8i5wKLZ9AZBikoru6hqJTbLbM7Yy0Tm7aNzbDRor7BE_d1Umyqr26oZRM93oZlUyx5So4wJjmIuPELX6WyChu5qRpUj7Va7tOfbSvFiQOU4CvbQYN6j6-Wf-X149YJ9RkeXlGCbRpre_vHo_mhMw8uTsBQPtnUu4bZEMc8akHAoZypsp7K_oKaSEedDxCpwJZpCAIrwyYZlF3-RvC9QKW7JC-iGQYxA2MFhFk.ifGxDYa1ClVgrxyksSfscw.821ea807fced29cf1011a79620548968290e2c4307c8730bfed22591da819b98
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ONE MORE TIME (2021)
Run Time: 1:01:00
A Film By Tommaso Montaldo
Key Cast: Piercarlo Borri, Vincenzo Borri
FILM MAKERS
Tommaso Montaldo studied communication and new media in Italy, then worked in the video industry as a freelance filmmaker. In 2016 he attended Prague film school to study cinema, focusing on the direction of documentary. "I love documentary films because of the possibility of living another life for a short time, telling true stories is my objective." One More Time is available to watch on Amazon Prime in Italy, but not yet in the United States.
Another film made about the Borri brothers is Bonneville Brothers (2023).
SUMMARY
The Borri brothers wrote the history of Italian motorcycling. Between 1960 and 1979 they won 84 races and 5 Italian titles in the uphill speed championship. Thanks to their talent as pilots and mechanics, they have earned the esteem and respect of generations of enthusiasts.
In 2018, now almost eighty years old, they participated in Speed Week in Bonneville, Utah, the most important competition in the world of absolute speed on wheels. Their dream was to secure the speed record in the 50cc motorcycle category, racing on a motorcycle built and modified in their workshop in Italy, and thus write their name also in the history of world motorcycling.
The documentary shows how youth does not depend on age, but on the ability to accept challenges and pursue one's dreams.
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The Vintagent Trailers: Bonneville Brothers
https://vimeo.com/901227864
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BONNEVILLE BROTHERS (2023)
Run Time: 8:00
Producer: Ramingo Produzioni
A Film By: Tommaso Magnano
Key Cast: Piercarlo Borri, Vincenzo Borri
FILM MAKERS
Tommaso Magnano founded Ramingo Produzioni as an audiovisual arts collective that creates original productions investigating art and contemporary society. Bonneville Brothers is currently not he film festival circuit with no online release date announced.
SUMMARY
Bonneville Brothers is a black-and-white short film by Ramingo Produzioni that tells the story of the Borri brothers, two Italian motorcyclists, through storytelling without dialogue. The film shows the brothers building, racing, and setting a world speed record at Bonneville. Their story is also the subject of the documentary One More Time (2022).
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The Vintagent Trailers: The Glory Of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_J_OnIcSRQ
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
THE GLORY OF LIFE (2024)
Run Time: 1:38:00
Producer: Tempest Film, Lotus Film, Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Director: Judith Kaufmann, Georg Maas
Writer: Georg Maas, Michael Gutmann, Michael Kumpfmüller
Key Cast: Henriette Confurius, Sabin Tambrea, Manuel Rubey
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“...I ride my motorbike a lot, I bathe a lot, I lie naked in the grass by the pond for a long time. I’m in the park until midnight with a girl I’m in love with in a complicated manner...” - Franz Kafka to Max Brod, 1907
Kafka rode a motorcycle? His letters allude to a love of motorcycling, though no details or photographs remain. But where history ends, fiction thrives. In the novel, 'Bridget Jones's Diary' by Helen Fielding (1996) and the subsequent film of the same name, the obscure fact becomes the title of a manuscript that passes through the publishing house where Bridget Jones works. "Will whoever has thoughtlessly removed the edited script of KAFKA'S MOTORBIKE from my desk PLEASE have the decency to return it immediately." The contents of the book are not revealed, but must be compelling as Jones is invited later that year to a "glittering literary launch of 'Kafka's Motorbike'. Following the film's success, fans picked up where the book and film left off and fact turned fiction became lore. Google "Kafka's Motorbike" and you'll discover that it is "the greatest book of all time".
"Franz Kafka: novelist, insurance broker...motorcyclist? Marking the centenary of the writer's death, Ivan Margolius uncovers some of his little-known connections to the world of motoring." - The Automobile
Now, one hundred years after Kafka's death, Ivan Margolius confirms In his article 'Kafka's Motorcycle' published in the January 2025 issue of 'The Automobile', that Kafka did indeed ride for leisure and encouraged others to do the same, but that the connection went deeper. In the article, Margolius explores Kafka's work in the burgeoning insurance industry where having studied as a lawyer, he was employed by day to support his writing. Kafka's work there, says Margolius, directly "contributed to the establishment of motor insurance in Austro-Hungary", an assignment that he seems to have sought out and embraced. The article is fascinating and well worth the UK postage.
SUMMARY
The last year in Franz Kafka's life and its surprising love story.
In this emotional, elegantly realized romantic historical drama, filmmakers Georg Maas and Judith Kaufmann sensitively sketch the last year in the life of novelist Franz Kafka and the love he experiences with Dora Diamant, a Polish Jewish woman he meets on holiday at the Baltic Sea. Stricken by tuberculosis, the 40-year-old Czech writer is suddenly facing the unthinkable—happiness—at the moment that his health is most dramatically failing him. After a mutual instantaneous attraction, the two move in together in Berlin, but when he must relocate to a sanatorium in Austria, Dora makes the decision to join him, bringing joy to his final days. Starring Henriette Confurius and Sabin Tambrea as the tragic lovers, The Glory of Life, adapted from an acclaimed book by German writer Michael Kumpfmüller by the same name, takes an uplifting approach to its material, telling its story with dignity, humor, and poignant joy.
In NYC? The Film screens tomorrow, Feb 27th at Lincoln Center as part of the New York Jewish Film Festival. buy Tickets HERE.
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Read The Glory of Life, by Michael Kumpfmüller
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The Vintagent Selects: On The Roam: Revival Of The Rumble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDXHs8ZJlBc
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
ON THE ROAM: REVIVAL OF THE RUMBLE (TV 2024)
Run Time: 46:18
Producer: James Mendoza, Jason Momoa, Brian Mendoza, Kyle Wheeler
Director: Brian Andrew Mendoza, Jason Momoa
Writer: Ben Holmes, Adam McClaughry
Key Cast: Jason Momoa, Jeff Decker, Nick Toscano, Brian Charles Vanderford
FILM MAKERS
"On the Roam is an eight-part cinematic docu-series following Jason Momoa as he travels the country chasing art, adventure and friendship through the lens of craftsmanship." In Season 1 Episode 1 'Revival Of The Rumble', Momoa "Inspired by the vintage DAH Hill Climbers, Jason sets off on a journey to experience century-old bikes in their prime; he assembles a team of builders to rev life into the DAHs and a one-of-one pink '36 Knucklehead, making history."
SUMMARY
In S1.EP1 Revival Of The Rumble, Jason Momoa visits Wheels Through Time "the museum that runs!" and falls in love with 1930's Harley Davidson DAH hillclimb bikes. Owner Matt Walksler explains that the Number 9 and 10 bikes on display are two of only twenty built by the factory, and only ten or so left in existence. This gives Jason an idea.
He purchases an original ultra rare DAH Harley Hillclimb bike from artist Jeff Decker, and sends it to Nick Toscano and Brian Charles Vanderford. They disassemble the bike and have each piece digitally scanned to pattern and cast new and Replicable parts. Then they build three complete replica. Momoa gathers together some of the best antique racers around, dubs them The Roamers, and they race the original Decker bike as well as the replicas in a period correct hillclimb event.
The Roamers all star cast include William "Hobo" Applegate (American Motordrome Co. Wall Of Death), Randy "Detroit" Hayward (Detroit Antique Motorcycle Show), Brian Cannon, Steve Costancio, Todd Barry, Sean Brayton, Michael Divito, Josh Kohn, Terry Madden, and more.
SIDE PLOTS: While at Dales Wheels Through Time, Buzz Kanter (Motorcycle Magazine Editor and Publisher) stops by and lets Momoa start up his original paint 1927 Harley Davidson JD with under 800 original miles on it. Then we're off to meet Mike Wolfe (American Pickers) who has been contracted to collect all original parts for a 1936 Harley Knucklehead. Mike introduces Momoa to Mike Silvio (Cyclemos Speed Shop) who meticulously builds the bike for him and paints it pink. All three are lovely humans and legends in the antique motorcycle community who could each hold an episode of their own.
Whether you find the project impressive or blasphemy, it's undeniably interesting, and does make history. I only wish that On The Roam had taken a whole season to see the revival of the rumble through. The intention to connect viewers with the community is clear, but the people and project are all but lost int he blur. Love it or hate it, give it a watch! (link below)
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Watch S1.EP1 Reival Of The Rumble
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