Who are the Cutters?! (2020)

The little 500 is the largest intramural event in the country. Each year 25,000 students gather to watch 33 student bike teams sprint 200 laps around a 1⁄4 mile race track in Bloomington Indiana. The students and coaches that participate in this event train year-round without professional facilities, equipment, scholarship or salary. This begs the question, “Why do they do it?” This short documentary would aim to answer this question by exploring the drive and desire through the lens of one team. . . the Cutters.

Production Company: Blueline Pictures
Director: Matt Dillman
Executive Producer: Kevin Weaver & Chelsea Sanders
Producer: Matt Dillman
Associate Producer: Sami Masak & Mitch Hannon
Director of Photography: Matt Dillman & Evelyn Rehrey
Camera Operators: Andrew Torbenson, Joe Sailer, Victor Grossling Field Sound: Evelyn Rehrey
Editors: Matt Dillman & Tucker Gragg
Animation/VFX: Matt Dillman
Sound Design: Ben Frazier
Colorist: Hector Perez
Grips: Sam Oates, Sami Masaki, & Matt Rice
Production Assistant: Megan Dillman
Music: Alexander the Great & Matt Dillman
Special Thanks: Robert Harmon Jim Kirkham Indiana University Student Foundation
Historical footage provided by Indiana University Student Foundation