“The Scraper Bike King”
A touching documentary about the original creator of the Oakland-based Scraper Bike Movement: Tyrone Stevenson Jr. This film investigates how the 19 year-old entrepreneur first began the bicycle movement as a political vehicle to get kids off the mean streets of East Oakland. His recent fame generated by his Scraper Bike Theme Song on “YouTube” has catapulted him into stardom and his organization has been growing ever since.
Produced, Directed & Edited by Rafael Flores
Official Selection – 2010 Cannes Independent Film Festival (Cannes, France)
Official Selection – 2010 Burbank International Film Festival
Official Selection – 2009 San Francisco Documentary Film Festival
Official Selection – 2010 International Sacramento Film Festival
Headliner & Official Selection – 2009 International Bicycle Film Festival (12 Nations)
Honorable Mention & Official Selection – VIDEO FEST 2009 (Int. San Francisco Latino Film Fest.)
Headliner & Official Selection – 2010 Going Green Film Festival (Writer’s Guild Theater – Beverly Hills, CA)
[...] The Scraper Bike King (aka Bay-be Champ) wasn’t so much sharing his story as performing – and he killed it. The kid is a born showman and he knows how to give his audience what they want. He even talked about how scraper bikes are “eco-friendly,” which isn’t really a big thing in East Oakland. Regardless, I love the scraper bike movement and I represent The Town. [...]