The Vintagent Selects: Inside The Takeover! What Actually Happened to Alta Motors!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyjhegFU538
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
INSIDE THE HARLEY TAKEOVER! WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ALTA MOTORS PT1 (2013)
Run Time: 29:02
A Film By: KRANKiT
Key Cast: Marc Fenigstein
FILM MAKERS
KRANKiT: The motorcycling world is full of stories, yet most of them have never been uncovered. And here we (hopefully) come into play!
SUMMARY
ALTA's story ended abruptly. One day they looked like a thriving dirtbike manufacturer, the next they had to shut down. Many speculations have been thrown around the ALTA and Harley Davidson, but now we can get a deep, inside look into what actually happened.
Next... Watch Part 2
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The Vintagent Selects: Solace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsQrdibCuAs
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
SOLACE (2024)
Run Time: 2:53
A Film By: Zain Javaid
Key Cast: Zain Javaid
FILM MAKERS
Zain Javaid's short film Solace, Shot on Canon 60D, Insta360, was included in the Lisbon Motorcycle Film Festival lineup May 2025. Follow his Youtube channel for more motorcycle films.
SUMMARY
A Motorcycle Film that takes you on an unforgettable solo escape on the longest day of the year - 21st June. Discovering the freedom of the open road and the journey within. Join me on this epic adventure, where the real destination is finding your inner peace.
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The Vintagent Trailers: Iron Lilly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9q5VO8Ip4o
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IRON LILLY (TBD)
Run Time: TBD
Producer: City Of Peace Films
Director: TBD
Editor: TBD
Key Cast: TBD
FILM MAKERS
Bringing the incredible story of Lilly Farrow to the big screen!
Having secured all legal rights to Lilly’s story and a completed screenplay secured, the Iron Lilly production team is ready to bring this movie to life. The story of Lilly Farrow is garnished with the speed power and thrills that motorcycling exhibits, but it is Lilly’s heart, guts and perseverance that wins. Visit the website to sign up for updates not he film. Link below.
SUMMARY
Iron Lilly is an epic, heart-stirring journey into the life of Lilly Farrow, a fearless pioneer who shattered expectations and carved her name into history. Set in early 20th century America, this film brings to life the extraordinary true story of a woman who, alongside her husband Dale, founded A D Farrow Co Harley Davidson in 1912, now the world’s longest running Harley Davidson dealership. But Lilly’s greatest challenge would come after an unthinkable tragedy left her alone to raise three children and steer a growing business through the turmoil of two World Wars, the Spanish Flu epidemic, the Great Depression, and the relentless barriers of a male dominated industry. Fueled by unbreakable determination, she not only kept her family and company alive, she thrived, defying the odds to organize the first official riding club and orchestrate some of the earliest motorcycle races. With breathtaking cinematography and a story that pulses with love, loss, and perseverance, Iron Lilly is more than a film about motorcycles, it is a tribute to resilience, leadership, and the power of an unstoppable spirit.
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The Vintagent Selects: Indian 1915 V-Twin 1000cc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EbVDzM9vpg&t=112s
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
INDIAN 1915 V-TWIN 1000CC (2013)
Run Time: 3:37
A Film By: Diesel Films / Hoxton Moto
Key Cast: Don Hunt
FILM MAKERS
Hoxton Moto is a film production company that produces films about all aspects of motorcycling and the occasional hot rod for its YouTube channel. As well as making films for their channel, they also get their hands dirty and build bikes which have been exhibited at the Bike Shed Show, Revolution Show (Hastings) and get regular features in magazines and on-line sites.
Reviewer Don Hunt Sadly passed away a few years ago. He was a very knowledgeable motorcycle enthusiast and had a large collection of machines from vintage, classic and modern. Although he was fascinated by the evolution and engineering development of motorcycles, his real passion was riding. All his bikes would be regularly ridden through the lanes of Hertfordshire where he lived in England. In his youth, he and his wife would travel vast distances exploring Europe on a motorcycle. Many of his adventures ‘2 up’ were made on his Laverda Jota. His eclectic and diverse motorcycle collection included British, American, Italian and Japanese machines – namely James, Indian, Sunbeam, Velocette, BSA, Ducati, Laverda, Honda. However, his deep passion was for Scotts. Not only did he love to ride his ‘Flying Squirrel” Sprint Special but he would always enthuse about Alfred Scotts revolutionary bikes, which for their time had a water cooled 2 stroke engines and even a kick start. He was recognized by the VMCC (Vintage Motor Cycle Club) as one of the most knowledgable Scott specialists. - Shaun Fenton for Ride CT. Read more about Don Hunt HERE.
SUMMARY
Don climbs aboard a beautifully restored 1915 Indian V-Twin 1000cc American motorcycle. One of the most successful motorcycles ever made and has a sporting pedigree. It was produced in large numbers, selling 35,000 in 1913. Some of its features include: electric lights, tool box, town & country exhaust, effective suspension and an idiosyncrasy, a left-hand throttle. Some say the left-hand throttle was to enable the rider to draw his gun with his right hand and continue controlling the bike with his left. A truly magnificent machine.
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Watch all of the Hoxton Moto films on their Youtube channel, including many with Don Hunt.
The Vintagent Selects: The Vincent 'Black Flash'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQxBRnKaCY0
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THE VINCENT 'BLACK 'FLASH' (2025)
Run Time: 3:07
Producer: Malle London
Cinematography: Jed Leach
Editor: Joshua Sakk
Voice Over: Sam Retford
Key Cast: That bloody 'Black Flash'
FILM MAKERS
Malle London started as a harebrained scheme in a late night bar back in 2013 to make elegant yet functional motorcycle bags. They did that in spades, and along the way they also began organizing some of the best rallies around. The Beach Race, The Great Malle Rally, The Mountain Rally just to name just a few. Now, in August of 2025 they will set off on the Great Malle Arctic Rally, the longest motorcycle rally ever attempted across Scandinavia to the northern tip of the mainland Arctic. See link below to get in on the fun!
SUMMARY
In the words of Bob Dylan “There’s no success like failure, and failure’s no success at all”. Introducing The Vincent ‘Black Flash’. Six weeks before The Great Malle Rally, we got word of a 1950 Vincent 500 barn find, that was last running in 1974. We dragged her home and the dream was set, to build a lightweight Malle Rally Vincent. Our aim was to complete The Great Malle Rally, the longest motorcycle rally in Great Britain on the oldest motorcycle to ever attempt it, on a custom Vincent, inspired by the infamous Vincent ‘Black Lightning’ and the Vincent ‘Grey Flash’... ...After the Vincent suffered a catastrophic fuel leak on the final stage of the Rally, with petrol pouring over a hot engine, it was thrown into the bracken and put out with loch water. The Rally Marshalls played ‘pass the parcel’ with the rider to get him to the finish line on the backs of their motorcycles, 212 miles from Rally checkpoint to checkpoint. To pass the time, he wrote ’An Ode To The Black Flash’. Read out on the Rally finish line at the Castle of Mey, at the very Northern tip of Scotland. Custom Vincent by The Malle London team.
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The Vintagent Classics: A Great Ride
https://vimeo.com/1085475990
The Vintagent Classics: The films that inspired us.
A GREAT RIDE (1979)
Run Time: 1:26:27
Director: Don Hulette
Writer: Walter Dallenbach, Thomas Pope (as Tom Pope)
Key Cast:
Marc Alaimo, Ernie Garrett, John Hoyt
FILM MAKERS
A truly rare find thanks to Andy Romanoff. Enjoy!
SUMMARY
If you can handle the action, it's a great ride!
Two professional motocross riders head out on a pleasure ride from Mexico to Canada. Along the way they run into various characters like a junkyard woman, two horny hippy chicks and a teen rider and his girlfriend. When one of the bikers makes eyes at the teen’s girl he’s challenged to a race.
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Watch the FULL FILM and read some great crew commentary on Rare Filmm, the cave of forgotten film.
The Vintagent Trailers: Why Would You Do It On That?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQzuwg4uwk0
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
WHY WOULD YOU DO IT ON THAT? (2024)
Run Time: 12:00
A Film By: Christian Taro
Key Cast: Charlie Weisel
FILM MAKERS
Hi there! I’m a freelance filmmaker and director based in Switzerland. In 2015 I got my bachelor’s degree of arts in film at the university for design and art in Lucerne, Switzerland. My passion for filmmaking and storytelling has led me to work on all kinds of projects. From full-blown productions and documentaries to smaller, spontaneous projects. Regardless of the scale, the goal is always the same – to tell compelling stories. - Christian Taro
The film is currently on the film festival circuit.
SUMMARY
Embarking on a solo journey around the globe is an adventure in itself, but doing it on a hand-built, 10-foot long, fully rigid chopper takes a unique kind of courage and determination.
'Why Would You Do It On That?' captures a moment in the incredible odyssey of Charlie Weisel, a rider who defies convention at every turn. I caught up with Charlie on the open road to delve into his extraordinary life, the challenges of his journey, and the one question everyone asks, “Why would you do it on that?”
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Read our 2022 story in The Vintagent on Charlie Weisel here.
Christian Taro Website
Charlie Weisel Instagram: @travelingchopper
The Vintagent Selects: Racing Mister Fahrenheit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yRSjRKDNGQ&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rmffilm.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjQsMjg2NjY
The Vintagent Selects: A collection of our favorite films by artists around the world.
RACING MISTER FAHRENHEIT (2024)
Run Time: 1:26:00
Producer: Fold Studios
A Film By: Michael Rowley
Key Cast: Bobby Haas, Craig Rodsmith, Stacey Mayfield
FILM MAKERS
“Making this film was a profound experience for everyone involved and I’m excited to finally share this unique story with the world. My hope is that this film will remind audiences that life is meant to be lived. Epic adventures are still possible. Defining success is a personal journey. And, ultimately, once we’ve left this race of life, there is more past the finish line,” - Michael Rowley.
Michael Rowley is an award-winning documentary director, producer, cinematographer and editor living in Dallas, Texas. Rowley’s work has been characterized as defiant, visceral and deeply human. Themes of justice, human connectivity and harrowing circumstances emerge throughout his films. From tear-gas filled streets of refugee camps to the open prairies of the American West, Rowley’s voice has earned him the Austin Film Society’s North Texas Pioneer Film Grant twice, five festival jury awards for exceptional work, and press features in The New York Times, Variety, Deadline and The Globe and Mail. Following his feature documentary directorial debut Hurdle (2019), and co-directing Praying for Armageddon (2023) with Tonje Hessen Schei, Racing Mister Fahrenheit is Rowley’s third documentary feature film.
SUMMARY
A 74-year-old financier sets out to gain a “pinch of immortality” by attempting to break a world speed record on a hand-built motorcycle affectionately named Mister Fahrenheit. Bobby Haas, once the co-owner of Dr. Pepper, 7-Up, and other soda giants, abandons his business career in search of more adrenaline-based endeavors. Atop his world-renowned sidecar racer, Bobby turns the energy of his twilight years towards cementing his name in the land speed record books. But when things take a sudden and devastating turn, Bobby and those closest to him must pick up the pieces and face death at the finish line.
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Watch the FULL FILM on the website
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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Watch the FULL FILM on AppleTV+
Filmmaker Website
The Vintagent Trailers: Long Way Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyu1UAtbwAo
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
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
The Vintagent Trailers: A preview of our favorite feature films out there.
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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Watch the full film on Netflix
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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Watch the full film on Netflix
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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