Festival Sponsor Conte’s Bike Shop Donates Cannondale Bike to Give Away at November 7 Event
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Film Festival has teamed up with Patagonia Old Town to screen two documentaries as part of its 19th annual festival. At the November 7 event, festival sponsor Conte’s Bike Shop in Old Town Alexandria, will give away a new Cannondale Hybrid bike valued at $900.
Kicking off the festival on Sunday, November 2 at Patagonia Old Town is “Upstream, Downriver: Uniting for Water Justice,” an hour-long documentary that takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water justice. Powerful stories with frontline activists are interwoven with historical context about landmark regulations that reduced water pollution in the U.S. but failed to serve disadvantaged communities hardest hit by today’s climate crisis. A Q&A follows the screening with Director Maggie Burnette Stogner moderated by Anacostia Watershed Society Board Member Jim Connolly. Doors open at 6 pm with the film at 6:30 pm.
“Fifteen years after its acclaimed first screening at the Alexandria Film Festival, we are delighted to bring this award-winning documentary back,” said Jill Ray, chair of the festival, about the November 7 special anniversary screening of “Ride the Divide” at Patagonia Old Town.
The 80-minute documentary is the story of a grueling mountain bike ride along the Rocky Mountains from Banff, Canada to the Mexican border. The film has gone on to become an iconic tale about grit, determination, and the extremes man can endure. A Q&A with filmmakers Hunter Weeks, Joe Cantwell and pro cyclist Reuben Kline follows the screening. Conte’s Bike Shop, a festival sponsor, is donating a new Cannondale Treadwell 2 as a giveaway at the film screening. Only ticket-holding attendees are eligible to win.
“We’re incredibly grateful to Patagonia Old Town and Conte’s Bike Shop for their generous support,” added Ray.
“Upstream, Downriver” and “Ride the Divide” are two among 60+ films in this year’s Alexandria Film Festival. All-festival passes ($80) and film screening tickets ($15) are available for purchase online at https://afffilmsthatmatter2025.eventive.org/welcome.
The Alexandria Film Festival is made possible with support from the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the City of Alexandria, as well as the generous support of individual donors and corporate sponsors including: Adobe; Alexandria Gazette Packet and Connection Newspapers; Alexandria Hyundai; Alexandria Living Magazine; Alexandria Times; Bad Ass Coffee; Briar Tek; Burke & Herbert Bank; Conte’s Bike Shop; Continues Arcade; Charter Up; Hadeed Rug Cleaning; Hotel Heron; Jet’s Pizza; Jim Connolly/Long & Foster Real Estate; Law Office of Deborah Matthews; Matt & Tony’s All Day Kitchen and Bar; Old Town Crier; Patagonia Old Town, St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub; Ted’s Montana Grill; Union Sandwich Co.; Virginia Tech; Visit Alexandria; Wegmans; and The Zebra.
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About the Alexandria Film Festival
The Alexandria Film Festival brings high-quality short and feature-length films of all genres, filmmaker panels, and arts presentations to the port city of Alexandria, Virginia and the greater DC metro-area.The festival highlights the talents of local, national and international filmmakers in an acclaimed travel destination within eyesight of the nation’s capital. For more information visit www.alexfilmfest.com.