Skip to content
Sponsored

New Short Film ‘Spokespeople’ Documents Slices of L.A. Bicycling

'Spokespeople' explores Justice for Woon, CicLAvia, the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition, group rides, and several L.A. bike co-ops including The Bicycle Kitchen and BikeRoWave.
New Short Film ‘Spokespeople’ Documents Slices of L.A. Bicycling

Filmmaker Ryan Henry Mekenian has a new short film called Spokespeople which showcases many aspects of bicycling in Los Angeles.

Spokespeople explores Justice for Woon, CicLAvia, the L.A. County Bicycle Coalition, group rides, and several L.A. bike co-ops including The Bicycle Kitchen and BikeRoWave. It features interview with many leaders active in L.A.’s varied bicycle communities: Edin Barrientos, Colin Bogart, Rachel Horn, Oddaro Johnson, Jimmy Lizama, Adonia Lugo, Spencer Sims, Jane Voodikon, and Frederick “Woon” Frazier’s mother Beverly Owens and his son Frederick Frazier III.

Readers can support Spokespeople by catching it at two upcoming festivals: Catalina Film Festival or the Better Cities Film Festival. It is also available to watch on Vimeo.

Streetsblog has migrated to a new comment system. New commenters can register directly in the comments section of any article. Returning commenters: your previous comments and display name have been preserved, but you'll need to reclaim your account by clicking "Forgot your password?" on the sign-in form, entering your email, and following the verification link to set a new password — this is required because passwords could not be carried over during the migration. For questions, contact tips@streetsblog.org.

More from Streetsblog California

See You Tuesday

May 22, 2026

Spirit’s Shutdown Exposes America’s Fragile Affordable Travel System

May 21, 2026

Metro D Line Subway Rider Takes First Place in Race vs. Car and Bike Competition

May 21, 2026

‘Bike to Wherever Day’ Debrief: Participation Counts Up from Last Year

May 21, 2026

State Announces $540 Million in New Infrastructure Investments

May 21, 2026
See all posts