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Mark your Calendars: NOV. 17 @ 7:30 PM — Laemmle Monica Film Center + BIKE RIDE
Leave the car at home and ride to the movies with us at Santa Monica Spoke!
Details on the ride announced as they are confirmed.
Join Santa Monica Spoke and filmmaker Mark Alan Hoffman for a FREE community ride to the theater, and be part of a series of rides around the country during the film’s independent theatrical tour.
November 17 is 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.”
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?
— Exact ride details coming soon – follow us here at Santa Monica Spoke for updates!
(trailer / website / instagram / facebook)
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)
Tickets go on sale October 5 – reserve your seat early before the theater fills up!
