For the second episode in the series of interviews with directors whose films were chosen for the 2026 Adventure Motorcycle Film Festival, Reel Riders has teamed up again with Clive Barber from The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast. The festival was held at the end of February, at the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal, in the UK's Lake District.

The subject of this episode is Mike Smith, director of Prairie Pirates .

The Adventure Motorcycle Film Festival 2027 has launched and is now taking submissions. It is a joint production of the Reel Riders podcast and The Trail and Adventure Motorbike Podcast. For details about the festival go to www.advmotofilmfest.com Submit your film at the festival's page on FilmFreeway:

• AMFF (2027) at FilmFreeway

Consider giving the festival's Instagram account a follow at advmotofilmfest

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