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Alden Olmsted

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Official trailer for the 2020 documentary feature 30 Bikes, The Story of Homestead Bicycles.  Follow Alden Olmsted as he revisits his failed bike company, Homestead Bicycles, by tracking down the 30 bikes he made, and the 20 that went missing.  He meets old friends and new stories in the people that were moved by his unique bike company, and who regard the bikes with more fond memories than Olmsted ever imagined.  

Visiting BMX luminaries like Bob Haro, Eddie Fiola, Martin Aparijo, and more, 30 Bikes isn't just Alden's story, it's a trip down 90's memory lane, when BMX was at a crossroads moment, also proving that the diehards never gave up.  

The journey takes Alden up and down California, and eventually across the country to Tennessee and to track down the missing bikes at the fabricator's shop himself: East coast bike manufacturer CycleCraft.

It's an inspirational story of discovery of bikes and people, and belief in our dreams.
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Alden Olmsted is a California-born filmmaker and graphic artist, son of John Olmsted and cousin to famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Under his Drive Fast, Take Chances Production Co. Alden has produced or directed five films including The Story of Jug Handle and 30 Bikes: The Story of Homestead Bicycles (2020), and acted as director of photography on Convinced (2015) and Unprotected (2018).

He is currently wrapping post-production on the documentary short A Wild Independence (2021), writing, narrating and directing the story of his father's ambitious wheelchair nature trail.

His documentary filmmaking began when living in Hollywood and moderating screenplay guru Blake Snyder's LA Save The Cat! Writer's group. Alden's father, botanist and conservationist John Olmsted was given six months to live. Despite not knowing his father as a child, Alden became his caregiver, filming the process of reconciling with an absent father, and finishing it just five days before the elder Olmsted passed away, on March 8, 2011. My Father, Who Art in Nature (2012) received a four minute standing ovation at the Nevada City Wild and Scenic Film Festival the following January.

Alden received a Real Hero award from the Red Cross Northern California Chapter for his efforts championing his father's work and preserving John's legacy in work towards completing the elder Olmsted's Across California Trail.

Alden grew up in Sonoma, California and dabbled in BMX and skateboarding along with many children of the 70's and 80's. His dream of starting his own BMX bike company came true in 1991 when he dropped out of college and founded Homestead Bicycles. The company would last four years and only sell 30 bikes, with 20 paid for but never produced.

Returning to college after the failed bike company Alden used his classic convertible to land significant background work on 2002's Catch Me If You Can. Although dabbling in video making earlier it was this on the set time that hooked Alden into filmmaking, as the shoot provided time to watch dailies and get to know the grip department, including car mounts and those behind-the-scene details that make movie magic.

Alden lives in California and Nashville and continues to explore his Olmsted roots. His curiosity for interesting people and multi-layered stories remains insatiable.
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Known for

Dill, California (2007)
Dill, California
  • Runner Dell
  • 2007
Folly
Short
  • Producer
  • 2010
Crucifixion (2008)
Crucifixion
7.3
TV Movie
  • Thief on the Cross
  • 2008
Convinced (2015)
Convinced
8.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 2015

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Actor

  • The Desperate (2010)
    The Desperate
  • 42 Ways to Kill Hitler (2008)
    42 Ways to Kill Hitler
  • Crucifixion (2008)
    Crucifixion
  • Bottle Shock (2008)
    Bottle Shock
    • (uncredited)
  • Dill, California (2007)
    Dill, California
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks in Catch Me If You Can (2002)
    Catch Me If You Can
    • (uncredited)

Cinematographer

  • Dysconnected (2022)
    Dysconnected
  • Unprotected (2018)
    Unprotected
  • Convinced (2015)
    Convinced
  • My Father, Who Art in Nature (2012)
    My Father, Who Art in Nature
  • Dill, California (2007)
    Dill, California

Producer

  • 30 Bikes: The Story of Homestead Bicycles
    • Completed
  • The Story of Jug Handle (2014)
    The Story of Jug Handle
  • My Father, Who Art in Nature (2012)
    My Father, Who Art in Nature
  • Folly
  • Dill, California (2007)
    Dill, California

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Dill, California (2007) Official Trailer
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Dill, California (2007) Official Trailer
My Father, Who Art in Nature Official Trailer (2012)
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My Father, Who Art in Nature Official Trailer (2012)
30 Bikes: The Story of Homestead Bicycles Official Trailer (HD) (2020)
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30 Bikes: The Story of Homestead Bicycles Official Trailer (HD) (2020)

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    Son of John Olmsted.
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    Drive fast, take chances.
    • Alden's documentaries frequently follow traditional screenplay structure

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