God Rides a Harley

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God Rides a Harley
Directed byStavros C. Stavrides
Written byMichael Wainwright
Spencer Frazer
Produced byStavros C. Stavrides
Andreas Erne
Production
company
ARTO-pelli Motion Pictures Inc.
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

God Rides a Harley is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Stavros C. Stavrides and released in 1987. [1] The film profiles the Christian Riders motorcycle club, a group of bikers in Toronto who converted to Christianity. [2]

The film won the Genie Award for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 9th Genie Awards. [3]

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References

  1. "Bikers thump bibles, not heads". Toronto Star , October 2, 1987.
  2. "Bikers help policeman beat bottle". Toronto Star , December 8, 1987.
  3. "It was Un Zoo's night; Quebec film wins record 13 Genies". Montreal Gazette , March 23, 1988.