Making of the Red Bicycle

The Red Bicycle officially began production in May 2006 when Pavel and I set off into the Colorado wilderness to take scenery photos. Once we had the reference shots, (see X – The One Man Show) actors were shot then organized. Finally, voice work was recorded and this all concluded in October 2006; about 5 months of production.

Finishing the film in 2014, this made the production a perfect time capsule of our early 20s. Not just in the imagery but the ideas of the film, writing style, humor, et all. The Making of is a beautiful retrospective of those years and how, above all else, it was just good friends trying to make something exceptional. We would have settled just for watchable.

Edited by Joseph Kristjansson
Director of Photography Pavel Belits
Starring Vlad Kaufman, Dmitriy Chernyak, Serge Gordiyenko, and Ryan “Chappy” Wachter
With special guests Chris Weathers, Vadim Manoilo, and Oliver Tasevski