Bicycle Messengers is a short film about New York City bicycle messengers in which all of the messengers are animated and all of the backgrounds and environments are live action footage shot in midtown Manhattan. By juxtaposing the animated messenger on top of the live action, the film highlights the peculiar relationship between bicycle messengers and the modern city in which they operate.

Bicycle Messengers has screened at film festivals around the world, including Anima Mundi, Avignon, The Bicycle Film Festival, GenArt Starbucks Salon, Santa Barbara, Sapporo and the Vienna Independent Short Film Festival. It also screened on Channel 13 PBS/WNET in New York City as part of the ReelNY series in 2007.

The film was made possible through a Media Arts Grant from the Jerome Foundation.

I have always wanted this film to exist in two different versions: one with narration and one without. Above is the cut without; hit "next" to see the original version.

You can find the old Bicycle Messengers website here.