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Together: The Minority Mountain Bikers in the Heartland

Together: The Minority Mountain Bikers in the Heartland is an uplifting film about people of color thriving in an underrepresented sport and doing so in an unlikely place, Arkansas. Their unlikely allies came forward after being confronted on social media, also an unlikely outcome in a space where the algorithms reward division and vitriol. The abundance of urban accessible mountain bike trails in NW Arkansas made the location for the group’s largest annual gathering a logical choice, but numerous participants from around the country arrive with apprehension about a state that was once part of the confederacy and both resisted and fought for school integration in the 1950’s. This is their story of reconciling expectations, riding bikes, connecting, and growing together.

  • Garrett Hubbard
    Director
    Trapped: Cash Bail in America
  • Harry Hill
    Executive Producer
  • Garrett Hubbard
    Producer, DP, Editor
    Trapped: Cash Bail in America
  • Anderson TA
    Drone Photography
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    sport, minority, cycling, mountain biking
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 25, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Sony 10-Bit XAVC-I
  • Aspect Ratio:
    17:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Arkansas Shorts
    Hot Springs
    United States
    January 6, 2024
    Arkansas Premiere
    Best Film
Director Biography - Garrett Hubbard

Garrett Hubbard is a storyteller. He learned from some of the best storytellers out there—journalists. He has spent the past 20 years cultivating a narrative driven video style. His work has taken him to the White House, the Olympics, and many other places around the world. He became the Senior Video Journalist at USA TODAY before he started his own storytelling studio in 2011. He has had the opportunity to tell stories for NIKE, Google, YouTube Originals, The Washington Post, The New York Times and more.

Garrett’s work has been honored by some of the most prestigious awards in journalism including the White House News Photographers Association and National Press Photographers Association. These awards have landed him in the Oval Office twice to shake the President’s hand (Garrett opted instead for a fist bump and a high-five). The documentary he directed “Trapped: Cash Bail in America”, funded by YouTube Originals was well received in the film festival circuit and one by one counties and states are reforming their cash bail laws. These awards have given him a platform to speak around the country to teach others about the importance and power of visual storytelling. More important than the recognition, Garrett has seen his work bring relief and partnership in difficult and unlikely places worldwide.

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Director Statement

I want to tell stories that invite people into a purpose bigger than themselves. That the story they see compels them to let their guard down and learn something new about life, kindness, and grace.