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A SIMPLE MACHINE: NOV. 17the • 7:30 PM — Laemmle Monica Film Center + BIKE RIDE
(followed by Q&A with the filmmaker)

Leave the car at home and ride to the movies with us!

Community Ride to the theater: FREE (doesn't include movie ticket)

Be part of a series of rides around the country during the film’s independent theatrical tour.
Join Santa Monica Spoke, filmmaker Mark Alan Hoffman and main charter Richard Blackmon on a FREE community ride to the theater.

— We’ll have copies of the novel that inspired the movie to give away to a few of our riders.

Location: 17th Street Metro Station
Time: 6:30pm
Roll at: 6:40pm

November 17 is the premiere screening of A SIMPLE MACHINE in Santa Monica – see the award-winning independent film from Portland, Oregon that MovieMaker calls “relevant to almost everyone in America.”

trailer / website / instagram / facebook

ABOUT THE FILM:

Written and directed by Mark Alan Hoffman and starring Richard Blackmon in a breakout lead role, A SIMPLE MACHINE is a coming-of-age story about Nick Allander, a recent college graduate who makes a series of radical choices to get himself out of debt – without being able to tell the woman he loves what he’s up to. It’s also a story about the financial and emotional freedom a bicycle can offer. Shot in luminous black and white in Portland, Oregon by award-winning cinematographer Kevin Fletcher, with an original score by Mark Orton, the film has won multiple Audience Awards at festivals across the country.

At a time of economic uncertainty, housing instability, and digital saturation, A Simple Machine offers a grounded counterpoint: What might we gain by choosing to live with less?

There are two chances to see the film in Los Angeles, both will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and lead actor Richard Blackmon.

A SIMPLE MACHINE: Get your tickets for either screening at the link HERE
NOV. 16 • 7:30 PM — Laemmle NoHo 7 (followed by Q&A)
NOV. 17 • 7:30 PM — Laemmle Monica Film Center + BIKE RIDE (followed by Q&A)

Pedal to the Movie Premier: A SIMPLE MACHINE

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