Real human stories. No AI.

Project overview

MoGo Detroit approached JustinWedes to help tell the story of Metro Detroit’s nonprofit bike-share system and the people who use it. Its inaugural MoGo-a-GoGo community fundraiser provided a colorful, energetic backdrop for capturing testimonials, event footage, and the organization’s broader impact.

The resulting video centers the voices of riders and community members rather than simply explaining how bike sharing works. Their experiences reveal how MoGo supports transportation access, recreation, independence, and connection throughout the region.

Services provided

• Story and interview development
• Event videography
• Participant testimonial interviews
• Documentary-style cinematography
• Photography and supporting event coverage
• Editing, sound design, and color finishing
• Social and web-ready deliverables

The approach

We wanted the film to feel as active, accessible, and community-oriented as MoGo itself. Our team integrated into the event, capturing candid interactions, movement, and atmosphere while interviewing participants about their personal connection to the bike-share program.

The event gave us more than a visually dynamic setting. It allowed us to document the real community surrounding MoGo and create a story driven by firsthand experiences. The interviews provide emotional substance, while the event imagery gives the film momentum and a strong sense of place.

Results or intended use

The testimonial video was designed to help MoGo build awareness of its nonprofit mission and demonstrate its value through the words of real riders and supporters. It could be used for fundraising, community outreach, social media, sponsorship development, and future event promotion.

The production also created a broader library of footage and interviews that could support additional communications beyond a single finished video.

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Production: Jamie Savalle

Creative Direction: Steve Pankotai

Videography: Eugene Morris, Mimi Anagli

Editing: Steve Pankotai

Animation: Ava Bernacki

Actors: Megan Moore, Yolanda Davis

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Production: Jamie Savalle

Direction: Justin Wedes

Videography: Iancu Bunee Tomlinson, Neil Shelley

Audio: Justin Lacroix

Editing: Steve Pankotai, Elise Ritschdorff

Animation: Ava Bernacki

Producers: Celeste Peake

Technical Director: Ashley Morris

Cam Op: Shawn Neal

Cam Op: Amanda Robinson

Video Technician: Shayne Gullett

Audio Engineers: Alex Wolfe, Ryan Cunningham, Brian Crawford

Music Producer: Maya Grinboim

Instrumentalists: Sonia Lee (Violin), Danny Cox (Drums), Bryan Pope (Guitar), James Simonson (Bass), John Bogdan (Piano)

Vocalists: Cantor Michael Smolash, Cantor Neil Michaels, Rabbi Jen Lader, Emma Trivax (congregational soloist), Aaron Markovitz (Zipser Foundation Artist-in-Residence), Dan Iwrey

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