The Secret Cinema presents BICYCLE SHORTS 

On Saturday, June 10, The Secret Cinema will present BICYCLE SHORTS, a program of vintage short films all about the bicycle. BICYCLE SHORTS will include rare retro educational films on bike safety, as well as bicycle-focused documentary, drama, and even a musical short. This popular special program was last shown eight years ago (at Moore College of Art) -- and is being revived as part of the ongoing celebration of the Secret Cinema's 25th anniversary.*

There will be one complete screening at 8:00 pm. Admission is $8.00.

As usual, all Secret Cinema programs are projected in 16mm film on a giant screen (not video).

Just a few highlights are:

THE DAY THE BICYCLES DISAPPEARED (1967) - By way of intriguing special effects, a town's population of bicycles ride off by themselves and announce they are on strike, until they can be convinced that local kids will adopt safer riding practices.

WE DECIDE: TRADE-OFFS (1978) - In what will likely prove to be a prescient educational film, a class must analyze and then vote on how to solve a serious problem in their school: a severe shortage of bike rack spaces!

I'M NO FOOL WITH A BICYCLE (1955) - A colorful, animated history of self-propelled locomotion precedes a comical safety lesson, hosted by beloved Disney character Jiminy Cricket (voiced by Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards).

THE BIKE (1969) - When two young boys steal a neighbor's fancy new banana-seated bike for a joyride, it's just the beginning of their problems. A surprisingly compelling mini-drama, with then-unusual handheld camerawork from future Oscar-winning cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, a Philadelphia native (and father of actress/singer Zooey Deschanel).

PSYCHLING (1981) - This fascinating documentary chronicles cyclist John Marino's grueling attempt to set a speed record for riding a bicycle from coast to coast.

THE ETON BOYS: "BICYCLE BUILT FOR TWO" (1941) - A "Soundies" musical clip originally shown on coin-operated film jukeboxes, this features the Eton Boys belting out the title song (a.k.a. "Daisy Bell") in a barbershop quartet style that was already quite retro in 1941.

…plus MORE.

*The Secret Cinema presented a second, completely different program of films about bicycles in 2012, at the Broad Street Ministry (it included a talk by author Steven Rea). Our Rotunda screening will be a repeat of the original Moore program from 2009.

SECRET CINEMA WEBSITE: http://www.thesecretcinema.com

Admission is $8.