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The Masculinity Project: BmX 10mins

Produced by Tesfaye Negussie, Jed Kim, Tristan Ahone

Set against the urban landscape of Bronx, New York, BmX is the story of Rob, a twenty-something extreme BMX bike riding enthusiast balancing a less than stellar financial position with the overwhelming desire to be the next best extreme BMX biker. Rob’s dreams of course do not lay themselves in a straight line to success given the demands bike riding can make on personal relationships and time. How does a young man with high hopes navigate limited resources toward a less than conventional occupation?

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you did a wonderful job! and thank goodness your story has what appears to be a happy ending!

alison (from sunday school at the ethiopian church)

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