Long before the resurgence of "handmade everything" Stephen Bilenky started a career as a custom bicycle builder. 30 years later, Stephen is still creating works of art in his gritty north philadelphia workshop. Produced for: Bicycling Magazine /// www.bicycling.com Directed by: Andrew David Watson /// www.andrewdavidwatson.com Edited by: Josh Camerote /// www.joshcamerote.com Music by: Southern /// http://southernmusic.bandcamp.com

Short Documentary about our experience working and living at El Chorrillo, Panamá City during march 2013. "SOMOS LUZ" ("We are Light") is the message we painted, with the neighbors help, on 50 houses at the building Begonia I in the community of El Chorrillo. We manage to transform the corridors into abstract color compositions that come to life with daily scenes such as neighbors looking out the balcony or hanging clothes. The intervention was selected to exhibit at the Art Bienale.

The buildings which housed the Ortlieb's Brewery from 1914 - 1981 are on the brink of demolition. Soon after I heard this sad news, I decided to spend an afternoon there, documenting what is left of this great structure. The buildings within this complex have long been covered in the work of Philadelphia street artists, but what has gripped my attention every time I've explored them, is the toll that Nature has wrought on this place. Since it's closing in 1981, Nature has slowly been reclaiming these buildings as it's own, which is obvious in the many trees, roots, vines, and moss that is almost everywhere you look. It is truly impressive to see the progress which Nature can make in a short amount of time, when humans aren't in the way. This is an attempt at capturing both the vastness of one of my favorite buildings in Philadelphia, and the curious path that Nature takes when left alone for 30+ years. This footage was shoot the day before I shot my previously posted "Ortlieb's" video. Music: Southern : "Wiregrass" - http://southernmusic.bandcamp.com/