Intro
The kōpiko bikepacking event is in its 2nd year, in March 2021 Deane Parker rode the event. Dylan from Extremekid Productions followed the course filming Deane riding, his interpretation of the event and the interaction we had with other riders and locals on the course containing over 16,000 vertical metres of climbing and isolated rural areas of the North Island.
“The kōpiko event has quickly become one of the most talked about ultra gravel rides in the country, I want to check out this challenging, remote landscape and meet the special type of folk who live here and those that want to take on this beast of a course”
Scope
The brevet/bikepacking event scene in NZ has shot up out of nowhere in the past 10 years to become a legitimate recreational user group and a contributor to the rural sectors income due to the demand for hospitality, accommodation and transport services.
‘kōpiko’ is a film about the nitty gritty of ultra riding, the challenges faced and the rewards won. It follows a small group of folk who call themselves ‘bikepackers’. the story profiles the small operators who service this community of cyclists as they snake their way across a convoluted course into some of the least inhabited areas of the North Island.
The film is 22 minutes long and will be accompanied with an sub 1 minute trailer. The film is produced to suit the film festival and online adventure audience.
Ride What Ya Brung- Deane Parker Adventure Channel’s first foray into gravel, the film has been viewed 40k times over 3 platforms
Reach
The film will be entered in the following film festivals;
An online premiere will be presented by salsacycles.com in late June
The film will be pitched to several online platforms including bikepacking.com radavist.com groundeffect.co.nz etc
The goal is to reach 30k views over social media’s platforms in 12 months.
Forgotten Highways- NZ Mountain Film Festival laurel award winning film, all self filmed and produced
Sponsorship
The project is reaching out to like minded brands that have the vision for quality independent content as a tool to reach an audience.
Both producers Deane and Dylan have a proven record for delivering high quality watchable adventure content being associated with this project.
We are looking for funding partners to assist us in completing the film.
“Brands involved with my storytelling, tend to stick around, to me that means they see the value of their investment ”
The High Line - Pinkbike.com front page published all self filmed and produced