REI Presents: Pedal Through
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Pedal Through invites us into the world of director-lead Analise Cleopatra as she discovers the healing and joy of mountain biking. Analise had never camped or ridden a bike off the pavement when she decided to plan a week-long mountain biking adventure with an all Black female team: her best friend and fellow newcomer to the sport, DeJuanae Toliver, and professional mountain biker Brooklyn Bell. Together, they traverse the Oregon backcountry on an adventure full of exploration, curiosity, waterfalls, old growth forest, sparkling starscapes, and deep healing. With raw authenticity, Analise shares all the intimate foibles, fear, fun, and beauty of discovering her place in the outdoors. The landscape opens to greet her as she learns to lean into uncertainty, accept support and trust herself on this wild ride.
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CREDITS
Cast:
Analise Cleopatra
Brooklyn Bell
DeJuanae Toliver-Porter
Production:
Directed by Analise Cleopatra + Aly Nicklas
Produced by Aly Nicklas
Director of Photography, Aly Nicklas
Filmed by Aly Nicklas, Analise Cleopatra, Alisa Geiser, Jennifer Daniles
Editor, Alisa Geiser with Aly Nicklas
Story Producer, Alisa Geiser
Color by Aly Nicklas
Sound Mix by Matt Kellam
Voiceover Recording by Alexa Caravia
Aerial Cinematography by Skysight Motion Cinema
Title Design by Brooklyn Bell
Title Animation by Jessica Bressler
Additional Footage by Zack Paukert and John Walker
I just love this. Watching black women in the outdoors to find and heal themselves. One of the greatest medicines out there ❤️❤️
We as Black people, have been doing this for centuries here in the US and millennia in our motherland. Raised among the Georgia pines here.
way to bring race into a biking video....
@@arnoni11 way to bring discontention to the comments
How is the color of her skin in any way relevant?
@@bluemystic7501 just scroll through the comments. I'm not the best qualified to explain it if you don't already get it.
One of the cooler things I’ve ever seen. Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Love this. 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🙌🏼
I literally am from Miami and just started biking and being outdoors, looking for other Black girls who bike. It’s like this film was made for me🥺
facebook.com/groups/BlackGirlsDoBikeSouthFlorida/
facebook.com/groups/blackgirlsdobikemiami/
Hope this is helpful. It's a great nationwide organization with lots of local chapters.
@@loganmumma3337 I'm looking for some white people to bike with, got something for that too? Thanks!
@@daano465 Where do you live? I'm sure I can look up your local bike club for you.
I don´t want to be a hard on this, but it’s interesting to me to observe how you US citizens naturally, culturally and maybe unconsciously segregate themselves. I mean you want to interact only with the same gender and race!
@@omare_biketonature People have more in common with shared struggles. It's natural to gravitate to those who have shared experience.
This was so beautiful. Ana's message touched my heart. I could totally relate to her struggles and triumphs. As a woman of color, it's so refreshing to see someone who looks like me biking and camping, especially on such a huge platform like REI! Thank you for sharing. I'd love to see more short stories like these!
I'm a white hispanic male cyclist, but as a cycling addict, what I care about most is seeing everybody catch the cycling bug, regardless of size/color/sex/orientation/able-ness. Even after 13 years of regular cycling, I still come to new realizations about how much cycling keeps me on a good path. During this covid-lockdown, I've realized that I function best when I keep riding as a foundational stone that the rest of my daily life is built around. If I stop cycling, then that daily life slowly starts to crumble, and I find myself slipping (sitting around, eating too much, watching too much tv, procrastinating).
@@normandy2501 Loved the video you linked to. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so so much for watching 😭🙏🏾
Analise Cleopatra omg! You replied! Woaaaa thank you so much for your story! I am so proud of you. I love hiking and cycling & representation in outdoor rec is SO SO SO important. This video kicked me out of a rut I was in the past few weeks. Thank you for inspiring me to get back out there! I hope to see many more videos from you 😊
@@normandy2501 Wow! Thanks for sharing this - excellent!!
I have been mountain biking all of my life. I crashed the other day in the parking lot.
You rock. Crash on.
This is sooooo well done! Congrats to all the amazing women involved in the making of this film.
Ryan Van Duzer Estoy siguiendo tu aventura en The great divide. Un hondureño té envía saludos desde Noruega
@@omare_biketonature un placer conocerte mi amigo! Vives en Noreuga? Es un poco mas frio que honduras, no? jaja
I could have easily watched a whole hour+ of this. REI, fund this crew to film more adventures, please!!
I love this. I just recently got into biking and have been watching videos on bikepacking and they're mostly men. To see these three strong wonderful women go on this adventure is both inspiring and empowering. Thank you so much!
LOVE THIS! Thanks for sharing.. As a Black couple starting their adult biking journey (in the Portland/ Vancouver area!) this video was super relevant & right on time! BRAVO - JB #BlackLivesMatter #REI
What a great story! Wonderful to see beautiful young black women enjoying the outdoors and expanding their worlds and minds. Enjoy your journey!!
This is amazing! Thanks REI for the diverse storytelling.
“Unrealistic Dreams take you places” love that! Keep dreaming those dreams, I look forward to seeing what you do next.
My favourite line in the vid...
Best shot ever: 9:31 Brooklyn flying down the trail like a badass with a box of Tampax perched on her handlebars like a figurehead on the bow of a ship.
@@lionmang4387 I agree you are pretty gross 😝
I rarely leave comments- that being said, I LOVE THIS VIDEO! So appreciate each of the riders brave enough to take on new experiences and face their individual challenges, collectively. Thanks for inspiring me!
Thank you for watching, Roy!
This is inspiring. I've often thought about doing this but mad respect to these courageous ladies for stepping outside their comfort zone and experiencing something new and wonderful. Body, mind, spirit. I have been mountain biking for 10-12 years and I love it. But seeing this video has inspired me. I would love to see more videos like this. Thank you.
Loved this! Beautiful story, beautiful scenery, beautiful women! Powerful message, powerful women! Yes, a message for our time but an inspirational message for anyone anywhere regardless of who you are or where your from. Find a way to inspire yourself, empower yourself, be bold enough to live beyond the norm! Live your best life, live “THE” best life!
You ladies are tough!! So inspiring to see you pursue and achieve goals without letting fear or doubts or opinions of other people hold you back! The outdoors is awesome, healing, and for everyone, experienced or not. Loved this film!
Getting out of your head and out of your comfort zone to push yourself to do something that you hardly ever see black people do! Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
You must not get out much. We have been in the outdoors for centuries here in the US.
@@girlsnightout6969 Thank you for your comment, but who said that I don't get out much? I see people, especially black folks, outside biking all of the time. I'm even out there. What I was referring to was mountain biking in the backcountry. No, I wouldn't think to go out there personally because that doesn't interest me. But honestly, do you see anything on mainstream TV or any other media platform that highlights POC, really black people, doing this? I haven't. So for me, I'm giving my kudos to her for stepping out to do this and making this documentary.
This is incredibly well done and inspirational! Keep it up REI! Congrats all the women who did the ride - it's no joke!!
Awesome ride! What courage to jump into an adventure and just go for it. You girls rock!
This is what life is all about. Being outdoors, enjoying nature, falling and getting back up, keep going even though it might feel impossible. Life is beautiful!
"I'm not trying to crush anything, I'm trying to heal" - outdoor bros need to listen up!
That really resonated with me. It's all about the journey and healing.
This statement gave me goosebumps! THIS is what being out in nature is about!
AJ Colaizzi same... that really resonated as well.
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We all ride for different reasons.
Great to see REI sponsoring activities such as this that help begin to tackle the inequities in outdoors access faced by people of color. Amazing to see how great an experience folks can have once they get out into the backcountry!
Thank you for this. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. The world is thirsty for stories like this.
Awesome video. You young women are an inspiration to a 78 year old! Thank you!
"People can do great things with support. " Well said. Love this.
This is amazingly done. I wish it were longer! More of Analise and more vids this style please 🙏
One of your best REI. Also the bit where she spoofs her mother had my wife and I rolling. Thoughtful, humorous, and genuine to the point where everytime someone ate it over the bars we were generally concerned about their well being as if we were watching it live. More this please.
Beautiful film and an even more heartwarming adventure. The Mackenzie River trail is no joke as you now know so glad to have you in this amazing Oregon mountain bike community. Peace and love from PDX!
So impressed by this film and the incredible women who created it. Beautiful and inspiring!
Outstanding! I ride on the road and I applaud you for riding over rocks, roots and mud, falling on your head and all the other stuff you did. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
This is exactly the content I expect from REI that moves and empowers! MTB and bike packing really are good for the soul and spirit! Loved watching this! ❤️❤️❤️
What a fantastic short film every single one of you are stars 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Ali the backing music is just perfect & too see the happiness beaming from these ladies had me smiling 😁 from the 1st to the last second so a huge congratulations to you all stay positive stay healthy & stay safe, luv from Scotland 👏🏻👏🏻🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Respect! I tend to lean into the “crush it” side is outdoor sports but it’s not the reason I do it. It’s nice to be reminded of that. Thanks for the prospective. Also, going over the bars twice in one video... you ARE a crusher!
Pretty sic rides, amazing nature and a perfect template for outdoor fun! I watched quite a few vids with Brooklyn and still impressed on the type of personality she has! 😎🤙
You ladies brought it down to the real: Nature heals. Love seeing this journey.
Such a beautiful, uplifting film. Such courage, grace and joy! Thank you!!
So nice to see how cycling challenges people and brings them together!
This was awesome! What an adventure! One of the great ways to find oneself. "Healing!" The bike is the perfect instrument for healing. I've always said, the bike can heal the body and awaken the mind. This vid made my day! Thanks to all who shared it.
Thanks so much for the insight and kind words, Lloyd!
Her mom is all our moms: "Are there bears? Why haven't you called me?" Lol
Absolutely awesome! Soooo inspiring and beautiful and healing! Great to see my peeps being represented in this space 🤘🏾
Superb, just awesome. I think this is one of the better videos that you've made! Cycling and the outdoors is healing in a way that is very difficult to explain. Thank you so much for making this!! I hope more people see it and are inspired.
This is so dope! Just a bunch of good people enjoying life, each other's company, and having fun. Wish I had friends to bikepack with :( , looks and sounds super fun.
I really enjoyed this film!!! Loved watching your journey!!! Congratulations!!!! I also want to add...wow that was impressive doing that difficult trail as a beginner...wow wow wow!!! You should be so very proud!!!
You young ladies are so inspiring. Well done.
I love this so much! It filled me with joy and was such an emotional experience to view. As a young woman I really discovered who I was through backpacking and am so impressed with these young black women - pushing through boundaries that I never experienced. You ladies are such an inspiration!!! ❤️
Beautiful movie and these amazing women are absolutely inspiring! Looking forward to trying out bike packing very soon. Please keep making movies about these awesome women!
I can’t like this enough!! I’ve been daydreaming of a backpacking trip for a year or so, but it’s daunting not having people in your community with the same interests. But this video takes away the excuses...just get out there and do it! Great job REÍ for the video and representation and wonderful job to these bold young ladies!
I know what you mean.
Thank you very much REI to produce such inspirational films!
Being out in nature is cathartic. Godspeed.
Beautiful video.
Beautiful backdrop.
Beautiful story.
Above all...
Beautiful Ladies!
So brave! Such a lovely film. Analise you’re an inspiration!
Ana didn't wimp out after some hard falls. I admire her for that. She will never forget the camaraderie and the tranquility of nature. Nature treats everyone the same.
This is so amazing! I find mountain biking absolutely terrifying and have only done it once and thought I was definitely gonna die or break every bone in my body haha Analise you are SO inspiring and such a beautiful soul. Congrats on facing your fears, learning a new skill, pooping outside for the first time, and ON TOP of all that making a gorgeous film. Absolutely amazing.
What an awesome video. As a BIPOC myself, I hope to see more of us get to experience how amazing the outdoors are.
This was a wonderful film! So raw and honest at times, about being scared and anxiety and not wanting to fall off. Totally relatable and so so inspirational. Perfectly timed as I've just found a love of bikepacking too with zero experience!
Estupendos paisajes y sobre todo la buena compañía de ustedes , felicitaciones 👍🏼
Thanks for putting this film together. I’ve shared it with lots of friends and family hoping to encourage them to go out. I’ve been out bike camping twice with a trip coming up in October and I am beyond exited. Every trip has presented challenges but there is nothing like it and you feel so much stronger afterwards. I have anxiety as well and I feel so relaxed after cycling . Thanks again for sharing. This is inspiring me to take my YT videos serious. 💪🏾 cheers
Awesome. Challenging yourself all the time only makes life more interesting!!!
I loved everything about this film! So inspiring and my kids keep asking to watch it❤️
Beautifully done ladies. Thanks for sharing your adv.
Well done. I can't say anything more and kudos to the girls for exploring nature and themselves.
Awesome accomplishment Analise! Keep it up, you could be rocking those trails in no time.
This story convinced me to comment on a vid for the first time ever. I've been riding since childhood and this captures so well what getting out on the bike means to me. So important to see more women and people of colour represented in this sport! You crushed it ;)
What an adventure, very poetic video. Great job Analise, keep riding!!
Really good video, beautiful landscape. Great to see more young people enjoying cycling.
It's always good to see people having fun and pushing there boundaries
This was amazing. Shouts to you ladies for persevering! That was inspiring.
I absolutely loved this! These ladies are killing it!
OMG what a killer video. Can’t wait to share this with our girls they’ll love it. Congrats on the awesome adventure and don’t quit ridin!
Probably the longest smile I’ve held in my while life watching this video. This was amazing!
Glad you enjoyed it so much!🙂
I saw the preview to this and couldn't wait to watch it. These ladies killed it out there.
Absolutely Love this!! Thanks for sharing your experience
Very cool! Thanks for doing this REI! More POC representation in this sport and getting people to do things out of their element!
❤️ REI I LOVED this! Thanks for showcasing folks who are not normally featured in this manner. Pretty dope of you. 👍🏾
Get outside!! What a great message! Something about nature’s serenity turns off the noise in your head and heals the soul! Thanks for the inspiration ladies and REI
I loooved everything about this!!!! Amazing powerful females, she literally fell and went back up again to try it again! Nothing but respect!!! Wanna try this
What an adventure! Thank you for sharing!
Amazing video guys. Great and powerful story
Thoroughly enjoyed!!!! Ahhh so amazing and inspiring ☺️ I kept checking the time not wanting to reach the end 😭😭 Much love to all those involved in creating this piece.
Love the film. Thankyou for sharing your adventures!!
That’s an awesome story. So glad you got to see nature. Keep up the exploration and never settle. Cheers 👍🏼
Excellent therapy, just ride and then ride some more!!
This was very, very thoughtful commentary. You have an amazing way of expressing yourself. Your photography was beautiful. Isn't it amazing the magic bond you create when you struggle and succeed with friends? Cycling is an amazing leveler of all abilities and at the end of the day, NO ONE judges. All the best for a wonderful future in cycling! xoxo
Excellent adventure ! You probably know by now to get your weight back on the bike when going over obstacles. We all learn the same way by making a few mistakes that maybe hurt a little and that make us try harder...
Fantastic video! Beautifully shot and edited. Hope it brings more people out into the wilderness 💪
Love this! Bikepacking still seems daunting to us even though we live in a van. And we Mountain bike multiple times a week. Lol!
Inspired beyond words, my mixed son made a comment the other day putting himself in societies classified box. Watching this was just the affirmation needed, our spirits are too big to be contained or categorized.
Great video and Congratulations on your first and hope many more bike packing adventures to come. The hardest part is just taking that first pedal stroke and facing the world out there. Good job, great narration. Love the music. Keep the wheels spinning.💚💛❤️ good luck.
What a fun and happy video. Thought it couldn’t get better but hen the girls were toasting 🍺. Yea! Not all of us ladies are wino’s.😁💪🏼
This was way good. Ya'll crushed it! Stoked you had a great adventure and I hope you have gone camping/riding since!
Daaaamn!! That OTB! Totally bad ass to go right back and hit it again! Especially a beginner.
Beautiful! Best thing I have seen in a while.
This was so well done and felt so genuine! More stories like this please!
Inspiring! Keep challenging, keep doing and thank you for sharing this adventure
Her voice is so calming and lovely to listen to 😊
So love this! Like Oregon, you all are exceptionally beautiful!
Without a doubt, this is the best, most moving story yet.
Absolutely fantastic story.
Awesome video, congrats on achieving your goal. It looked like you had a great experience and fun at the same time. That's what it's all about.
I really love this place & riding bicycles and the beautiful video