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solo women cyclists!
I’m excited to announce that I am restarting a documentary project on women who have done solo bike tours that I began working on as a student over 10 years ago. It’s been a decade-long dream of mine to revisit this project and make it bigger and better than I could back then. With upgraded equipment and an additional decade of film experience under my belt, I’m excited to finally be in a place where I can do this project and these women’s stories justice. But I need your help! Making a film is expensive, and I can’t fund it alone. I’m applying for grants and seeking private donations, but contributions from my friends, family, and kind people on the internet are what is really going to get this project off the ground. If you want to help, you can donate and/or share the campaign that is linked below.
Thanks for coming along for the ride!
BRANDY MACHADO
PRODUCER / EDITOR / WRITER / DIRECTOR / VIDEOGRAPHER
I am a freelance filmmaker and writer based in Portland, OR. After being 100% set on studying film at UCLA after high school, I ended up getting a Women & Gender Studies degree from Harvard instead. Post-college I realized that I still wanted to pursue film and signed up for the Northwest Film Center’s Certificate Program in 2015. I completed the program in November 2019. I've helped produce projects for Facebook, Google, Nike, and more. I have experience with freelance film work in real estate, education, politics, and advertising. I have also developed my own projects in narrative, documentary, and experimental genres. I am dedicated to telling the stories of women, queer folks, and POC and making sure they have representation behind the camera as well. In addition to film work, I am also currently writing a family memoir called If I Get a Chance that explores the effects of intergenerational trauma, addiction, and mental illness.
