We Outside: Wheels Up, Guns Down

A renegade movement offers a critical outlet for youth and adults.

Bike Life puts a unique spin on bicycle culture, bringing predominantly black and brown people together for group rides--across the Americas and around the world--temporarily taking over streets in a celebration of unity, camaraderie, and athleticism. The short documentary film We Outside! follows several characters on transformative journeys that are intricately tied to riding bikes in community. A father struggling with substance abuse and incarceration finds sobriety and reconnects with his family. A young man escapes a troubled household through freedom and mobility on his bicycle, and builds his chosen family. We capture the beauty of different riding styles and stunning tricks, but also see an insider’s view into negative undercurrents. Riding does not necessarily transcend aggression and violence. Group rides can invoke a mob-like mentality and suddenly resemble another form of gang life. One rider tries to confront this behavior and navigate the fine lines between defiance, freedom, and accountability–holding on to the promise that bikes really can unite.

Producer/Director - Greg Miller, LifeCycle Films

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