As a teaser for next week’s Bicycle Film Festival, this week’s film is a trailer for the film, Anima D’Acciaio, about Italian frame builder Giovanni Pelizzoli, know to his fans as “Ciocc.” This film will be shown during the sixth program of the festival called Urban Bike Shorts on Saturday, August 8 at 9 PM.

Anima D’Acciaio Trailer Ver5.1 from Cinecycle on Vimeo.

Here the film’s synopsis:

ANIMA D’ACCIAIO (SOUL OF STEEL)
USA/Italy 2009 | HD 11min.
Dir. Daniel Leeb
A Portrait of the legendary Italian Frame Builder Giovanni Pelizzoli aka “Ciocc” . Ciocc shares his wisdom and life story while hand building a revolutionary new frame for urban fixed gear cycling. Ciocc demonstrates that the tradition and craft of frame building’s Golden age can be re-born and push the technical frontier of Cycling’s future. Also feaures Ed “Wonka” La Forte and Antonio Colombo with an original soundtrack by Blonde Redhead.