DreamRiders

DreamRiders is a documentary film featuring Bill Roulston, a divorced father teetering on a mid-life crisis and Nico, his eighteen-year-old son teetering on the edge of manhood. Ten years past a devastating divorce, a growing gap between them has birthed a quiet desperation in Bill to reclaim the love of his son. He proposes a bold plan to rekindle their relationship: a 4000-mile odyssey across America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic…on bicycles. Bill, dreamer that he is, has never been on an overnight bicycle trip in his life. And Nico, who has never ridden a bike further than ten miles, agrees to go.

Built from hundreds of hours of footage, thousands of miles of road and the experiences of a lifetime, the film chronicles the duo’s journey from a few days before its start in Yakima, Washington to its powerful climax. Totally real and unscripted, they encounter situations that the most gifted Hollywood screenwriter would be hard pressed to top for humor, conflict and emotional impact. Just as they can never predict what’s around the next bend in the road, their emotional journey takes them places they never would have expected. They struggle as much with the hard questions of divorce and their feelings about each other as they do with the arduous physical challenge. Will they make it to Coney Island, NY? And even if they do, will they arrive hand in hand or at each other’s throats?

From this unlikely stunt comes an extraordinary tale of redemption. The film has been called “tough,” “loving,” “passionate,” and a must see for any father with a preteen son. Mothers, fathers and adult children of all ages applaud its universal quest for love, the scenic grandeur of the vast American continent, the inspiration of living out one’s dreams. In the end, it’s a reminder that our most important journeys, the ones that we must never quit no matter how long the road, are journeys of the heart. DreamRiders is an inspirational “kick in the pants,” a wild ride of adventure and the heart-warming, feel-good story of the year.
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DreamRiders is a documentary film featuring Bill Roulston, a divorced father teetering on a mid-life crisis and Nico, his eighteen-year-old son teetering on the edge of manhood. Ten years past a devastating divorce, a growing gap between them has birthed a quiet desperation in Bill to reclaim the love of his son. He proposes a bold plan to rekindle their relationship: a 4000-mile odyssey across America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic…on bicycles. Bill, dreamer that he is, has never been... (read more)