"Squeezed Up ist das neue Roadmovie & Coffee Table Book des Fotografen und Filmemachers Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau, der mit diesem Film bereits sein zweites Meisterwerk - nach dem international anerkannten Dokumentarfilm Flake & Flames - Kustom Kulture Film produziert hat. Euch erwarten nicht nur faszinierende Momentaufnahmen, sondern auch jede Menge cooler Cars, jede Menge Einblicke in crazy Garagen, Tiki-Bars und interessante Persönlichkeiten. Dieser Film ist pure Kustom Kulture, die ihr nicht verpassen solltet!“
Street Magazine, Germany

ABOUT the filmmaker

Dirk Behlau, aka „The Pixeleye“, born in 1971, is an internationally acclaimed Designer, Filmmaker, Creative Director and Photographer from Bonn/Germany. Squeezed Up is his second documentary roadmovief after the highly acclaimed Kustom Kulture movie Flake & Flames.

"The Pixeleye is a more than suitable name for Dirk to brand his company. Hell, it IS Dirk. He's got this magical ability to frame the shot in his head before he even starts work. The picture is taken long before he ever holds the camera up. The camera is nothing but a tool to capture what he sees in his head - you only need to be in his company for five minutes to figure out that this is what he's doing. While that might also be true of most professional photographers twenty years ago, it’s certainly not normal anymore. In an era when you can rattle off thousands of shots and hope for the best, working Dirk's way is an art form in itself." Sion Smith, Author

Skin Deep Magazine (England)
One man, one camera, a million killer images. Dirk is one of those guys "born not made" [...] The genius of Dirk is that he simply thinks ‘photography’.

Stern.de (Germany)
Dirk Behlau ist ein Unikat und eine Ein-Mann-Maschine. Sein Designstudio "Pixeleye Interaktive" macht eigentlich alles. Design, Fotos, Public Relations, Videos und ein eigenes Bier.

Ol' Skool Rodz Magazine (USA)
Dirk Behlau is one of those rare photographers who is able to take photos of people you've never met and make them seem familiar, friends almost. [...] It’s safe to say that Dirk is one of the top two or three kustom kulture photographers in Europe.

Old Kool Magazine (Finland)
Dirk Behlau is one of the best known kustom kulture photographers of today. He has a fantastic ability to find the right style, attitude and atmosphere.

West Coast Choppers (USA)
Dirk Behlau aka The Pixeleye has established himself as an iconic character within the Kustom Kulture World.

Deadbeat Magazine (Australia)
Dirk "The Pixeleye" Behlau´s work will be looked back upon in the future as some of the most iconic imagery that chronicled international kustom kulture scenes today.

Spiegel Online: (Germany)
Dirk "Pixeleye" Behlau: Der Fotograf, Designer und Grafiker gilt als einer der profiliertesten Bildkünstler, wenn es um das Thema Hot Rods und den dazugehörigen Lebensstil geht."

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“Everybody who is into Hot Rods, Tikis and Kustom Kulture: Watch out! Dirk Behlau and Stefan Immke and his friends made a great californien roadmovie about all the things we love! Over an hour full of cool people, cool stuff, cool music and cool places! Check it out and get the movie and the book! Absolutely recommended!” Kustom Life Magazine