Lotfy Nathan, 12 O’Clock Boys, 2013. Image courtesy of Oscilloscope Pictures.
Lotfy Nathan, 12 O’Clock Boys, 2013. Image courtesy of Oscilloscope Pictures.
Max Palevsky Cinema, Ida Noyes Hall
1212 E 59th St
Chicago, IL 60637
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This documentary follows Pug, a 13-year-old boy from Baltimore’s Westside who yearns to join the urban dirt bike riders known as the 12 O’Clock Boys: young African American men who tear around the city, popping wheelies and weaving through traffic. As his fascination grows, it begins to eclipse everything else in his life.
Lotfy Nathan, 2013. HD digital video; color, sound; 76min.
Presented in partnership with Doc Films.
