Pedal (2001)
A wild ride alongside a band of New York City’s most feared and respected inhabitants: bike messengers.
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 52M
Director : Peter Sutherland
Synopsis
Pedal is a fast-paced documentary film about surviving in the streets of New York City as a bicycle messenger. It features messengers from all walks of life as they battle traffic in a race to make their next delivery on time. Directed by Sutherland and produced by Ana Lombardo, Pedal the documentary lets viewers live the spectacle of the delivery itself. It premiered in 2001 at the South by Southwest film festival, and was later acquired by the Sundance channel, where it aired until 2004.
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