Usufruct: A Biking Story About Beetles and the Future of Our Forests

Client: Protect Our Winters
Location: Durango, Colorado
Role: Co-Director, Cinematographer

Usufruct is a short film about three friends on an atypical bikepacking trip near Durango, Colorado. Instead of planning a route with the best riding or most scenic vistas, they opt to ride through burn zones and beetle kill areas, diving into the impact and implications that climate change is having on their home trails. Their goal is to learn what they can do–and what we all can do– to start to change the tide.

Co-Director/Producer: @andrewfitts
Producer: Dillon Osleger
Edit/Mix: @doosterfilm
Animation: @nicoschiavone
Color Grading: @thegreenevan
Additional Footage: Keenan Desplanques, Evan Green, Denver7 News, USFS, Getty Images