Boal & Co asked for 150 miles. Their team did 230. We filmed the whole thing.

Twenty-three Boal & Co riders took on a 12-hour cycling challenge in aid of Isle Listen and Bridge the Gap. They were asked for 150 miles. They did 230.

The 150 wasn't arbitrary. It's the distance from the firm's original office in Ballasalla, via Castletown, to Marquis House, multiplied by twelve for the number of years Bridge the Gap has been running.

The brief was to film the day. A 12-hour challenge inside an office, with riders rotating every half hour and a donation total climbing on screen, doesn't lend itself to a controlled production. The setting stays the same across twelve hours. The light and the people don't.

We worked around the event rather than alongside it, filming riders mid-effort and interviewing them straight off the bike. When representatives from Isle Listen and Bridge the Gap arrived, the room changed, and the cameras were already running.

The interviews caught both sides of the day. In-the-moment comments from people still out of breath, often funny, often unguarded. And quieter, more considered reflections on why the event mattered and what the charities meant to the people in the room. The mix of the two is what gives the film its honesty, and stops it feeling like a corporate piece.

Our role: Concept development, filming and editing.

Nico van Loggerenberg at work during the outdoor team photo at the Boal & Co office in Douglas
Will Oates from DotPerformance filming at the Boal & Co office during the charity cycling challenge
Nico van Loggerenberg directing the Boal & Co team ahead of the outdoor shoot
Nico van Loggerenberg getting low to film John Beaty during the Boal & Co charity cycling challenge
Nico van Loggerenberg shooting at floor level during the Boal & Co charity cycling challenge
Nico van Loggerenberg going to ground level to capture a Boal & Co rider during the charity cycling challenge
Nico van Loggerenberg filming during the Boal & Co 12-hour charity cycling challenge
James Bassett during the 12-hour charity cycling challenge
Will Oates from DotPerformance filming during the Boal & Co charity cycling challenge
Dean Kearns in action as Will Oates from DotPerformance captures the event with a Black Magic Pocket 6K
Will Oates filming a Boal & Co rider during the charity cycling challenge
John Beaty from DotPerformance taking his turn on the bike at the Boal & Co charity cycling challenge
Andrew Cover, Karen McHale, Greg Collins, Vicky Mackie, Christine Evans, James Bassett and Joshua Zote with Jess Knight from Isle Listen at the end of the charity cycling challenge
Boal & Co team members celebrate completing the 12-hour charity cycling challenge for Isle Listen and Bridge the Gap
The Blackmagic URSA 12K Mini Pro rigged and ready on location at Boal & Co

This film was produced by DotPerformance from its production studio in Douglas, Isle of Man. The agency has a six-person crew and a purpose-built facility with configurable sets, cinema-grade cameras, professional lighting, and isolated sound. DotPerformance produces brand films, documentary, adverts, event coverage, aerial and FPV footage, and social video for organisations across the Isle of Man and the UK.

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