Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), I had to take the full video down from the web so that we can screen it at festivals. Of course, depending on that outcome, you might see it here sooner than you think. Thanks for understanding!

“Louie” is a documentary I directed with a couple of people in my Documentary Production class at Emerson (Neight Brescia, who masterfully edited it, and Minting Zhao who produced). Louie Evans, as many bostonians know sometimes (and very well) as “the guy who rides the tricycle making the siren noise”, does just that—he rides miles upon miles around Boston on his tricycle every day.

Other stories from the documentary that couldn’t fit, from his ‘trike getting stolen to the many mileage computers that he’s burned through over the years to the 12,500-member-strong Facebook group dedicated to him, could easily fit the running time of a feature.

Back Bay Bicycles, where most of the interviews take place, pays out of pocket for all of Louie’s repairs and tune-ups (thousands of dollars now), so if you’re in the Boston area, I strongly suggest giving them business. Plus, their student discount is pretty awesome and the guys in there, as you can tell, are pretty cool as well.