past events
ESPERANTO (2022)
SPOKEN WORLDWIDE
DATE:
JUNE 25th 2022
DOORS OPEN: 6:00 PM
MOVIE: 7:30 PM
COST:
General Admission $20 CAD
LOCATION:
THE GLOBE THEATRE
617 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1H1
ALL AGES EVENT
PRIZES:
DOOR PRIZES
GIVEAWAYS

ABOUT ESPERANTO
Esperanto is TGR’s latest action-packed mountain bike film with an added twist. Mixing the rock stars of the sport with a cast of unknown and up-and-coming heroes, the film explores how we share our dreams through a universal two-wheeled language no matter what our native tongue may be. The sacred ritual of the ride might sound different all across the world – whether it’s a full-face getting pulled down to drop into a big jump line or wheeling a beat-up bike out of a mud hut to pedal to school – but it’s a universal process no matter what language we speak.
As we view this visual tapestry featuring next-level riding in unusual locations all across the globe, we hear a voice speaking a language we’ve never heard:
There are more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth. In 1887 a Polish-Jewish doctor named L.L. Zamenhof created a new one, a universal second language based on a combination of existing widely-spoken European languages. Its goal is to help bring people together from different ideologies, beliefs, and nations and ultimately to help end war. The language was called Esperanto. Translated into English it means ‘one who hopes.’ Today, Esperanto might remain elusive, but the dream of a shared language Spoken Worldwide still flourishes. You just have to know where to look for it.

LONG LIVE CHAINSAW
THE LIFE & LEGACY OF STEVIE SMITH
DATE:
DECEMBER 12th 2021
DOORS OPEN: 5:00 PM
MOVIE: 7:00 PM
COST:
General Admission $10 CAD
LOCATION:
THE PALOMINO SMOKEHOUSE
109 7 Ave SW, Calgary, T2P 0W5, AB
18+ Event
PRIZES:
DOOR PRIZES
LONG LIVE CHAINSAW
Coming Winter 2021, documentary film Long Live Chainsaw from Red Bull Media House and Anthill Films, reveals the true story of the meteoric rise, untimely death and long-lasting legacy of Canadian downhill mountain bike legend, Stevie Smith. Raised by a devoted single mom in humble surroundings, Stevie's unwavering belief not only propelled him to become the best in the world but inspired everyone he touched to believe in their own impossible dreams.
AN UNDERDOG STORY
A true story, Long Live Chainsaw is a mountain bike film about an underdog overcoming the odds. Known as the "F1 of cycling", downhill had long been dominated by Europeans before 'The Canadian Chainsaw' became the unlikeliest of heroes.
INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION
Long Live Chainsaw is produced in partnership with the Stevie Smith Legacy Foundation. In 2017, the foundation built a community bike park in Stevie’s hometown of Nanaimo to honour his life and legacy by keeping kids stoked on being outside and riding bikes. All proceeds from the film will be donated to the Stevie Smith Legacy Foundation to help grow Stevie’s legacy of inspiring the next generation of riders.


A BIKERS BALLAD
MATCHSTICK PRODUCTIONS
DATE:
DECEMBER 12th 2021
DOORS OPEN: 5:00 PM
MOVIE: 7:00 PM
COST:
General Admission $10 CAD
LOCATION:
THE PALOMINO SMOKEHOUSE
109 7 Ave SW, Calgary, T2P 0W5, AB
18+ Event
PRIZES:
DOOR PRIZES
A BIKERS BALLAD
Matchstick Productions has brought you the highest level ski movies for years. And now we are bringing that same stoke to mountain biking. Introducing our latest film “A Biker’s Ballad.
This new film from Matchstick Productions dives into the different worlds of mountain biking. From Enduro to Cross Country to Freeride the film makers at Matchstick leave no stone unturned. This is a bike movie for all bikers and an ode to all types of mountain biking.
Featuring:
Richie Rude • Shawn Neer • Lauren Bingham • Nate Hills • Payson McElveen • Kate Courtney • Will Patterson • Reed Boggs • Nicholi Rogatkin • Ray George • Carson Storch

