Swerve·Eli 2025 (Award Winning Short Film)

Swerve•Eli After a major pandemic leaves a talented artist out of work, Van Xander reaches out to Remo, a former street friend for some fast cash. But Remo has something else in mind. He wants Van to mentor a bullied kid trying to fit in the BMX wheelie culture of Philadelphia. An artist tries to figure it out. A kid trying to fit in. Where there's a wheel, there's a way! Written and directed by Raphael Xavier Directed by Gary Dourdan Director of Photography Adam Hazelton Produced by Raphael Xavier CREW Adam Hazelton DP Emily Hazelton Production manager Olu Adedeji 1st AD. Alex Deland 1st AC Brooks Eikner Script Supervisor Ruben Morales Sound Mixer/Boom Operator Collin Welch Steadicam Operator Will Brown Drone Operator Lilly Walsh PA 1 Rishi Rajagopalan PA 2 Laquay Hague PA 3 Monica Chang Still Photographer Daniel Rogers BTS Camera Operator Maura Ellinger SFX Make up artist Adam Ticknor Fight Choreographer Arnell Bell Camera Driver Joe Balsavage Set Designer/Construction CAST Van Raphael Xavier Remo Leon Mack Eli Jayden Alexander 1 Wheel Ariel Ortega Hood Rich Mike Plasha Grandmother Patrice Hawthorne IMDB- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22181284/ Site- https://www.raphaelxavier.org/swerve-eli Funded in part by Independence Public Media Foundation #swervethemovie #sebikes #therealraphaelxavier #phlbmx #hoodrichbikelife #swerveeli @therealraphaelxavier 🙏🏾 #bikelife #phillyrideout #swervethemovie #swerve•eli #therealraphaelxavier #raphaelxavier #bigbikebmx #goenjin @goenjin @swervo.jayjay @hoodrichbikelife @bikelife_salt @garydourdan @riel.nyc @adamhazelton @emilyhazelton @rubenzotemj @lillywallsh @rishirajagopalan @patrice.hawthorne @leemac0321 @alexdeland @brooks.eikner #worldpremier #awardwinningshortfilm