Archive of films Greasy Hands Preachers / The Greasy Hands Preachers

France
2014, 90 min

Section: Documentary Films - Out of Competition
Year: 2015

“Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul” – the motto used by the filmmakers to describe the particular passion shared by a group of experienced bike mechanics in a movie shot on super 16mm and executive produced by Orlando Bloom. The picture’s pleasant mood is accompanied by perfectly fitting music from one of the director’s own workshop.


Synopsis

“Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul” – the motto used by the filmmakers to describe the particular passion shared by a group of experienced bike mechanics in a film executive produced by Orlando Bloom. The main characters of this 16mm film are people for whom the motorcycle is more than a hobby or adrenaline rush, it’s a way of life. Bike building represents a chance for them to leave their personal imprint on every machine they create – whether Shinya Kimura, the legendary Zero specialist from Japan; Spaniard David Booras, nicknamed El Solitario; or Californian motorcycle racer-designer Roland Sands. At work and play, in shots of races at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, or during excursions through Scotland, Indonesia, and Spain, their loosely intermingling portraits faithfully capture the uncommonly friendly atmosphere within the biking community. The pleasant mood of this documentary tribute to all motorcycle mechanics is accompanied by perfectly fitting music by one of the directors himself.

Filip Šebek

About the director

Clément Beauvais, Arthur de Kersauson Clément Beauvais, Arthur de Kersauson

Arthur de Kersauson and Clément Beauvais are French filmmakers from Paris who have cooperated closely for the past eight years. Beauvais studied philosophy for three years at the Sorbonne before continuing at film school in Australia. De Kersauson studied law in Paris and business in Sydney, where the pair began working as a producer-director duo. They returned to Paris after finishing their studies, shooting several award-winning commercials and short films. The Greasy Hands Preachers is their feature-length debut. They are currently working together on another film project.

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section: Documentary Films - Out of Competition
   
Director: Clément Beauvais, Arthur de Kersauson
Screenplay: Arthur de Kersauson, Clément Beauvais
Dir. of Photography: Valentin Vignet, Jacques Ballard, Ryan Carmody, Stéphane Vallée
Music: Clément Beauvais, Alexandre Geindre, Jerome Plasseraud, Nicolas Reynier
Editor: Clément Beauvais
Producer: Arthur de Kersauson
Production: Mercenary Production
Contact: The Festival Agency

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