Reel Riders

In this episode of the Reel Riders podcast, I talk to Kate, the creator of the "BraapT7" YouTube channel. Kate shares her journey from childhood motorcycle rides in Hungary to becoming an adventure motorcycling filmmaker, balancing riding challenges with the demands of solo filmmaking. Key highlights: * How Kate fell in love with motorcycling. * The struggles of riding a heavy bike off-road. * Why filmmaking is both her passion and her biggest challenge. * The best and worst parts of run...

02-19

51:09

"Mechnical Theology" is a short film directed by Andrew Montiveo, featuring Paschoal Revitte, a mechanic with a passion for preserving older motorcycles. The film highlights the decline of skilled motorcycle technicians, the growing difficulty of maintaining older motorcycles, and the deeper philosophical connection between machines, history, and craftsmanship. I had the opportunity to interview both Andrew and Paschoal together from Paschoal's workshop in Los Angeles. Key highlights: * The i...

02-05

01:18:05

Filmmaker and motorcycle enthusiast Roberto Serrini joins me on Reel Riders to talk about the deep connection between storytelling and riding. From his breakout motorcycle film Moto Borgotaro to his latest motorcycle documentary The Rider, Roberto shares how filmmaking and motorcycling are two sides of the same coin - both about risk, experience, and the thrill of the unknown. Key highlights: * Why motorcycles are the worst - and best - form of transport. * The story behind Moto Borgotaro. * ...

01-22

01:17:13

In this episode of Reel Riders, I reconnect with filmmaker Nick Jacobs to discuss his latest film, “What Lies Beyond”, a moving story of personal loss, emotional growth and artistic evolution. Key highlights: * How Nick processed his father's passing through storytelling. * The creative shift from documenting trips to crafting powerful narratives. Tune in to hear Nick's insights and creative advice for filmmakers. Nick’s “Project Biker” channel on YouTube can be found at: https://www.youtube....

01-15

01:21:59

Haley Watson is yet another director whose work I first saw at the TMFF Motorcycle Film Festival in Toronto in October 2024. I interviewed Haley in mid-November 2024, shortly before the death of Mary McGee, the star of Haley's short film, "Motorcycle Mary". Mary McGee passed away at the age of 87 on the 27th November 2024. Haley's short film, "Motorcycle Mary", is available to watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T70yHLeDhug&t=99s I'd also suggest you check out "Meeting Motor...

01-08

56:21

Suzanne Jolly is a Canadian motorcyclist and filmmaker who has directed the adventure motorcycling film, "A Wilder Way". I saw "A Wilder Way" at the TMFF Motorcycle Film Festival in October 2024 in Toronto and was keen to chat with her about the film and her motorcycling. Suzanne also appeared recently on the Adventure Rider Radio podcast, on the episode released on the 15th November 2024. The trailer for "A Wilder Way", plus the 2 seasons of Suzanne's documentary series, "Where the Wind Mee...

12-25

01:13:14

Daniel Stjerne is the creative force behind the YouTube channel "The Scandi Flick". Anyone who has seen Daniel’s videos will have noted the extremely high production values with which they are created. The channel has been on my radar for most of this year, so I was very keen to talk to Daniel about his film-making. The Scandi Flick can be found online at: * YouTube: @thescandiflicktv * Instagram: @thescandiflick_tv Daniel made reference to the following during our conversation: * Johannes D...

12-11

59:12

Roland Blechschmied is the director of the short film, The Freeride Spirit, which captures and celebrates the culture of Hard Enduro motorcycling. The Freeride Spirit was one of 15 films selected for showing at this year’s TMFF Motorcycle Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. The trailer for the film can be seen at the following places: * Alive Pictures: https://www.alive-pictures.com/ * TMFF YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2jnrsWPtb4 At the time of publication, it’s Roland...

11-27

57:34

Tom Gould, from the YouTube channel “I Like Motorbikes” was my guest on episode 8 of the Reel Riders podcast. When I spoke to him for that episode in March this year he and girlfriend Lauren were travelling down the west coast of Africa, heading to South Africa. In October I had the opportunity to speak with Tom again, and ask how the trip has gone and what the future holds for them. I had originally planned to insert this second conversation into another episode but then decided it was bet...

11-13

23:22

Instagram has become this podcast’s main social media channel, and while I’m a far-from-frequent poster myself, I do spend quite a lot of my time there, keeping an eye on former guests and looking out for potential future guests. Till now, the podcast hasn’t paid much attention to visual creatives whose main gig is Instagram.... but today’s episode is very much based around someone whose primary focus is Instagram. I came across Julie Hauser on Instagram about 9 months ago and her quirky vide...

10-30

57:41

Caius Tenche is the founder and director of TMFF, the Toronto-based Motorcycle Film Festival. The eighth edition of the festival was held at the beginning of October this year and I travelled to Toronto to attend the festival and interview Caius. You can find information about the festival at their website and various channels: Website: https://www.motorcyclefilmfest.com/ Instagram: @themotorcyclefilmfest YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themotorcyclefilmfest Facebook: https://www.facebook.c...

10-16

24:42

Andre Bajaria is a true motorcycling enthusiast, with that unique flavour of enthusiasm that comes with people who discover something a little later in life. Our conversation was wide-ranging covering his experiences of filming while guiding, his coverage of the annual EICMA Motorcycle Show and a deep dive into in-helmet audio capture. You can find Andre at: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PeakMotorcycles Instagram: @peakmotorcycles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peakmotorcycles Websit...

10-02

01:22:03

Arvīds Barānovs is a visual creative based in Riga, Latvia, with experience in various digital media, though these days he considers videography to be his main occupation. You can find Arvīds at: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ArvidsBaranovs Instagram: @arvids Website: https://www.eaglewood.pictures In this episode, mention was made of the following creators: Werner Herzog Stanley Kubrick RevZilla: https://www.youtube.com/@RevZilla Itchy Boots: https://www.youtube.com/@ItchyBoots The Reel ...

09-13

01:43:03

This episode is a little different… It’s a re-posting of Season 6 Episode 18 of The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast, which was released on the 5th August. As you will hear shortly, I was invited to join hosts Clive Barber and Noel Thom, plus Marc Deri of the Lightweight Adventurers Podcast, on this episode. (Marc was one of my guests for Ep13 of Reel Riders.) One thing I do want to mention.... Through no particular design, the Reel Riders podcast has so far been pretty family friendly. ...

08-09

40:38

Regular listeners will know that I’ve been plugging The Lightweight Adventure Festival 2024 for a while now, not the least because I’ve been invited by the hosts of the festival’s “TAMP Stage”, the Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast, to give a couple of presentations. It should probably come as no surprise then, that I invited the festival’s creators, Jamie Thom and Marc Deri, on to the pod to have a chat before this year’s festival takes place. Jamie and Marc are YouTubers in their own ri...