Pedal
MovieTitle | Pedal |
User score | 7 |
Release date | Mar 15, 2001 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Peter Sutherland |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Fractured Media Inc., Cinema Capital |
Run time | 52 min. |
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.