Nanaimo mountain bike champion Steve Smith has been memorialized with a bike park, a bike race, and now, with a biographical movie.

Long Live Chainsaw, a full-length documentary film from from Red Bull Media House and Anthill Films, premieres this week at the Port Theatre.

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Long Live Chainsaw premieres Friday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. at NanaimoB次元官网网址檚 Port Theatre.

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