Thursday, April 21, 2011

Burundi's Biking Bananas! 2

This little video of mine - about cargo bikers in the tiny African country of Burundi - debuted at the April 2011 Filmed By Bike weekend, a Portland, Oregon festival dedicated to short films about bikes and bike culture.

Check it out, it's zany and banana-licious.




I'm totally excited that I can call myself an independent filmmaker!

And now at least you know where Burundi is.

Many thanks to my friend, Mike Vogel, for cluing me in to the Filmed By Bike tradition and for kicking my butt enough to put something together for it.  Check out his own film, "Right Hook," which was nominated for the best-video award.  It's a hilarious take on what many bikers wish they could do to inconsiderate drivers.

Thanks for watching.  And, if you liked, do share.

3 comments:

ALVARO GÓMEZ CASTRO said...

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Cori said...

Hi Joe. I've been to Burundi a few times to visit. While I was supposed to be working I stumbled onto your blog and have spent the past hour just reading your posts and checking out your photos. I love all your stories and the way you write and your impressions of a country I rate very highly. Thanks for having taken the time to record all of this for our enjoyment!

ash said...

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