Episode 20: Roland Blechschmied

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’s intention to make the full film available for viewing at his website, Alive Pictures (see link above), by early 2025.

Roland can be found on Instagram at: @mr.gsd

During our conversation, Roland made reference to the following creators:

* Dylan Wineland

* Dustin Humphrey

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