





PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD - Boulder International Film Festival | ACT NOW AWARD - Crested Butte Film Festival
Bike Riding • Mentorship • Perseverance
Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 23 minutes | Language: English with English subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Ryan Ross | Producers: Carly Snyder, Kong Yang & Omari Hashim Cato | Impact Producer: Tamarra Campbell | Directors of Photography: Gunnar Sikorski & David Chang
Omari Hashim Cato is an elementary school teacher and pro BMX rider based in Houston, Texas who changes his students' lives through teaching them how to ride and care for bikes. He is using the two wheels that have given him so much to make the world a better place while attempting to bring his beloved sport of BMX Flatland back from the brink of extinction.
MR. CATO is a multi award-winning short film that celebrates an elementary school teacher vying for the Olympics in BMX Flatland while bringing inspiration to his students through the art and perseverance of the sport he loves.
AWARDS
Peoples Choice, Short Film | Boulder International Film Festival
Act Now Award | Crested Butte Film Festival
Platinum Remi Award | Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
All Tricks Award | Cyclist Film Festival, France
FESTIVALS
Breckenridge Film Festival
Kendal Mountain Film Festival, England
Newport Beach Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Mountainfilm Festival
Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
DOC NYC Film Festival
5Point Adventure Film Festival
Crested Butte Film Festival
Cyclist Film Festival, France
Port Townsend Film Festival