Pedal to the Premiere!
Schedule
Sun Apr 12 2026 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am
UTC-04:00Location
Playhouse Square Plaza | Cleveland, OH
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Join us in Playhouse Square for a short bike tour of Cleveland before watching A Simple Machine!We're honored to be a Community Partner with the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF) - and this year we have something special for you! We'll meet on Sunday, April 12th for a unique opportunity to ride with filmmaker Mark Hoffman before locking up and heading in to see the feature. If you know CIFF, you know films sell out quick. Whether you're able to ride or not, grab your tickets starting March 18th using the code BIKE to save some money and save your seat!
Here are the ride details:
When: Sunday, April 12th - 2026 | Meet at 10:00am
Where: Playhouse Square Plaza
What: We'll plan for a 1 hour (approx 6-8 mile) loop of Cleveland streets and trails.
Then: The ride finishes back at Playhouse Square where you can lock up at over 100 bike spaces and head in to see the film scheduled for 12:10pm. Make sure you have pre-purchased your movie tickets!
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A coming of age story about debt, freedom, and a bike
ABOUT
In order to get out of debt, Nick Alander, makes a series of radically frugal lifestyle choices without telling his girlfriend-practically-financeé that he's fixing up an old bike and going off grid. He might end up homeless and alone, or he might just find an unconventional formula for reclaiming one's individual freedom. A Simple Machine is a story of self-reliance, the ingenuity of simple tech, and the conflict between individual freedom and consumer culture. It was shot in Portland, Oregon by the award-winning cinematographer Kevin Fletcher (It’s What’s Inside) and scored by academy-nominated composer, Mark Orton (The Holdovers, and Nebraska). It stars Richard Blackmon in a breakout lead role and has left audiences both crying and laughing on its way to festival Audience Awards.
Written and directed by Mark Alan Hoffman
Inspired by the novel A Simple Machine, Like the Lever from Evan P. Schneider
Starring: Richard Blackmon - Gabriela Quezada Bloomgarden - Brad Carter
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Playhouse Square Plaza, 1220 Huron Rd E,Cleveland,OH,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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