IN THE DIRT is a documentary film about a group of passionate Native American cyclists working with Silver Stallion Bicycle and Coffee Works who attempt to bring the sport of mountain biking to the Navajo Nation, where no bike shops exist. The Silver Stallion is an organization created in 2018 on the Navajo Nation to educate and empower youth and young adults in the bicycle industry. They have established 13 Outride Riding 4 Focus middle school mountain bike P.E. programs in the region, and started the Gallup and Diné Composite NICA cross-country XC mountain bike team. They’ve also partnered with Durango Devo to establish a DEVO/CLUB Rides program with Gallup McKinley County Schools, now taking place at 4 middle schools on the Navajo Nation (Thoreau, Crownpoint, Tohatchi, Navajo). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Silver Stallion also established “Big Blue,” the mobile ride center truck, which provides free bike repair events, Park Tool School Education and Free Bikes 4 Kidz distribution in remote communities throughout the Navajo Nation.

The purpose of hosting these screenings is to 1) celebrate the value of trails and bikes for community wellness, 2) promote conversation within the community about real and perceived barriers to bike and trail access, and 3) support a small non-profit doing important work in a different economic context.

Dates: Jackson - Tuesday, April, 30th @ Handfire Pizza, Hosted by Friends of Pathways, $20 Tickets, doors open/pizza buffet @ 5:30 pm, film @ 6:30 pm, Q & A with Silver Stallion following

Lander - Thursday, May 2nd @ Gannett Sports; Hosted by Lander Cycling Club; Free, doors open/pizza buffet @ 5:30 pm, film @ 6:30 pm, Q & A following