His mind is vanishing. His bike ride isn't. Grandkids chase ghosts on two wheels.
Mel Schwartz escaped the Great Depression on a bicycle adventure he'd remember for the rest of his life... until Mel lost his memory to Alzheimer's. Now over seventy-five years later, his grandchildren set out to recreate his life-changing journey and find those memories before they slip away. Cycle of Memory explores the importance of intergenerational connection, healing painful pasts, and leaving a meaningful time capsule for the future.
Direction
Leff turns family therapy into cinematic pilgrimage.
Production
Archival photos meet present-day pedal-powered detective work.
Director
Alex Leff
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alex and Koby Leff had never made a feature before this; they learned filmmaking specifically to capture their grandfather's final lucid years.
The 1930s Depression-era bike touring subculture—teenagers riding hundreds of miles for work or escape—has rarely been documented; Mel's ride was part of a hidden migration of young men on wheels.
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