Monte: Can't Stop. Won't Stop. Film Screening

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Monte: Can't Stop. Won't Stop. Film Screening

Monte: Can’t stop. Won’t stop.

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Film Synopsis

Growing up in Fairfield Court, a public housing unit in Richmond's East End, by age 16, Monte Cosby had lost his father, uncle, and countless friends and neighbors to drug overdoses and gun violence. He struggled in the overburdened and underfunded public school system. By the time he found his way to the Legacy Academy, a small private high school serving struggling youth in the East End, Monte's GPA was below 1.0. Legacy offers one sport: cycling and students are required to participate on its team, the Richmond Cycling Corps. Initially, Monte hated riding bikes, and mountain biking were particularly challenging, both physically and mentally. Still grieving the loss of his friends and family, Monte resisted structured practices, protested during training rides, and skipped classes. He was kicked off the team numerous times. But eventually, his bike became a source of solace and motivation for Monte, so much so that in 2018, Warren Wilson College offered him a full-ride scholarship to compete on its cycling team in western North Carolina. Four years later, Monte is a junior in the liberal art school's outdoor leadership program and the first in his family to attend college.

This story will trace Monte's two-wheeled trajectory from inner-city Richmond to rural North Carolina, one that has opened his eyes to the power of bikes and the transformative experiences gained from spending time in nature. We'll visit Monte on campus as he wraps up his spring semester and embarks on his first outdoor leadership job: leading mountain bike trips at Falling Creek Camp in western North Carolina. Finally, we'll join him as he leads a group of Legacy/RCC students on an overnight mountain bike trip in Virginia's George Washington National Forest. 

Run Time: 20 mins

Event Details

Doors: 7:00PM

Bikepacking Workshop: 7:30PM

Film: 8:30PM

Q&A: Post Film with Monte, Jalen, and Dave Mayers (A Peabody and Emmy-Award winning director/cinematographer!)

We will be joined by nonprofit partner, Latino Outdoors!

Drinks will be provided by JuneShine for a suggested donation and we will have a chance to win some sweet gear!

RSVPs are requested, but not mandatory!

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Film Bios

Monte Cosby

Like many across the United States today, Demonte Cosby’s life growing up in the inner city of Richmond, Virginia, could be described with phrases such as gun violence. Single-parent home. Poverty. Drugs. Sirens. Trauma.

But one day, someone got Monte on a bike. He learned how to navigate obstacles. How to start well and finish sprinting. How to pass on a narrow trail, and when to let others pass. Biking became more than two wheels, and one mantra a way of life: Can’t stop. Won’t stop.

He’s excited to tell you a part of his story, one that also includes phrases like college senior. Mentor. Older brother and role model. Proud son.

Dave Mayers

Dave Mayers is a Peabody and three-time Emmy-winning documentary director, cinematographer and sometimes journalism professor. He was most recently a member of the 2022 class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University, where he looked into how to open up documentary filmmaking to underrepresented communities.

Dave is drawn to stories that try to evoke empathy and understanding for people and from places that are often misunderstood and overlooked. He has worked for VICE News on HBO, Showtime and Hulu, and the Johannesburg desk of the New York Times and Time Inc., and he has taught at the University of the Witwatersrand and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. His career has allowed him to report throughout the United States and from dozens of countries around the world.

Jalen Bazile

Jalen Bazile is a facilitator, organizer and outdoorsman who is dedicated to creating spaces that welcome and affirm Black, Indigenous and People of Color. His background is in outdoor education and positive youth development, and he supports and mentors young people for a number of youth organizations.

Jalen organizes nature-based community events in Colorado and specializes in activities such as climbing, cycling and overnight trips. In addition, Jalen is the founder of Travl Wide, a bikepacking outfitter that helps people develop their relationships with themselves, their communities and the land around them. He has a love for all things nature-based and is passionate about connecting people with the natural world.