Richelle Trelenberg is a motorcycle mechanic based in Vancouver, BC. She runs her shop out of the back of a custom built van, serving all kinds of people in the motorcycle community. Richelle’s story and message can serve as an inspiration to anyone – everything you do, do it with kindness, and the world will return the favour.
Our crew was asked to capture a short film about Richelle’s life and business, as well as a library of lifestyle photography to be launched alongside the film. Liam Mullany and myself co-directed this piece, supported by a tremendous team of talented people.
This project was captured over 5 days in Vancouver. What was originally supposed to be filmed in early October got pushed to late November due to a very fun and exciting Covid experience for the team. If you’ve ever been to Vancouver in November, you probably understand the challenges of filming a motorcycle-focused piece during that time of year. Richelle and the crew were absolute troopers though and handled the cold and wet weather with grace. A huge thank you to everyone involved in bringing this thing to life.
Subject: Richelle Trelenberg + True Grit Moto
Co-Directors: Christian Tisdale & Liam Mullany
DP: Liam Mullany
Photographer: Christian Tisdale
Production Co: Christian Tisdale Photography Inc
Producer: Zanny Venner
Broadcast Producer: Shannon Cherry
Agency: Library Collective
Creative Director: Jed Churcher
Casting Director: Lizzy Weinraub + Cast Partner
Client: TurboTax
Production Manager: Nina Laflamme
1st AC: Nick Taillefer
Location Sound: Dave Pullmer
Editorial: David Peacock
Colour: Sam Gilling
Score: Andrew Judah
Sound Design: Grayson Music Group
Additional thanks to: Byron Kopman, Keslow Camera, Raw Camera, Kelvin Wong and many others.
