The Shorts — Friendship is a Used Bicycle
Friendship is a Used Bicycle
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Leonard wasn’t a believer until his friend showed up his doorstep with a gift–a 1989 red Trek bicycle. As he began riding, Leonard found his life falling into the smooth order of a finely tuned bike. To find a center, some people practice Yoga. Others meditate. All Leonard needs is a dark road and no particular destination. As he says, “There is rhythm and with the rhythm comes a clear line of thought.”
Fear Squared
Fear Squared
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To celebrate Halloween, we bring you two tales of terror. Contest winner Chris Peters explains why it pays to listen to the safety talk and a very special guest remembers a family vacation to the Alaskan wilderness gone wrong. Fear is a funny thing. Whether the threat is real or imagined, the emotion of fear–heart-pumping terror–is just as powerful.
Music: Chariots of Pumpkins by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth • Welcome to Frankfurt by Charlie Hunter • And Who Could Love a Man She Couldn’t See? by adcBicycle • For Your Love by Marching Band • Snowblind by +/- {Plus/Minus}
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Shorts — Balance
Balance
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Music: Seven Hillsides by Walk Wilkins • Oh, Alberta by Elliott Brood
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
No Car No Problem
No Car, No Problem
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Even with growing environmental pressures and climbing gas prices, we’ll drive hundreds of miles to exist in landscapes devoid of gridlock and angry horns. The irony can be hard to ignore. Recreating without a car might seem impossible, but this summer I set out to test the preconceived notion. What happens when you find yourself trapped in the Urban Jungle? You blaze your way out.
Music: Swiss Glide by Michna • Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second by Starfucker • Trashcan by Delta Spirit • Tokyo Moon by Windmill • Well Water Black (Featuring Yoni Wolf of WHY?) by Alias
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
The Shorts — The Simple Joy of Moving Upward
The Simple Joy of Moving Upward
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Craig DeMartino takes us to Vail and the Teva Mountain Games. Behind the bright lights, big names and massive crowds, climbing’s everyman gets his moment in the sun.
Music: New Life by Numbers • Jaundice Giraffe by Feral Children
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
