MR. CATO
FIlm poster for "Mr. Cato." A man with a bike on a street.
MR. CATO
FIlm poster for "Mr. Cato." A man with a bike on a street.
An elementary school teacher vying for the Olympics in BMX Flatland brings inspiration to his students through the art and perseverance of the sport he loves

MR. CATO

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PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD - Boulder International Film Festival | ACT NOW AWARD - Crested Butte Film Festival

Native American Studies • Sociology • U.S. History • American Studies • Sociology of Sport • Environmental Studies


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 | 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

FESTIVALS
Breckenridge Film Festival
Kendal Mountain Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
DOC NYC5 Point Adventure Film Festival
Mountainfilm Festival
Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival