The Long Time

One day our good buddy Scott Ballew called and said: “hey, wanna make a film with me about this guy Jack who’s sort-of an architect but mostly identifies as an artist but also built a baseball field in his yard and… well, it’s complicated I know but I think it could be great.” Proud of this one — gotta love a good challenge.

The Last Honey Hunter

The Last Honey Hunter was a once in a lifetime opportunity for us. A project with no oversight, no brands, no budget, no expectations. A chance to tell a story the way you believe it should be told. A chance to collaborate with our good friends Ben Ayers, Renan Ozturk, Camp4, National Geographic and the dZi Foundation. A chance to honor an extraordinary man named Maule Dhan Rai. The Last Honey Hunter qualified for a short film Oscar in 2019.

Life of Pie

To be quite honest — we rarely pitch our own story ideas so this was a special case for us. The film team at Patagonia asked if we had any ideas for a Mountain bike related piece and we were like, YES WE DO. We wanted to tell the story of our friends Anne Keller and Jen Zeuner who started a little pizza place in Fruita, Colorado called The Hot Tomato and also happen to be damn fine people and talented riders. Life of Pie was nominated as one of the best “branded films” of 2019 by the Vimeo staff.

Senior

William “Senior” Mahoney began skiing in Telluride, Colorado, as a boy in the ‘30s, long before ski lifts were strung over the mountains and a destination resort drew tourists by the hundreds of thousands. He skied down snow-covered streets on rough-hewn planks, took laps on the car-engine-fired rope tow in town park, and later ventured into the mountains to make turns in alpine basins of the San Juans. He was also a miner who worked underground for 25 years for Idarado Mining Company. And so he was uniquely suited to recognize that for a mining town on the verge of bust, skiing was the future. Senior went on to play a pivotal role in the town’s transition, steering Telluride as it shifted from the extraction that was foundering to the tourism industry that would flourish. 

“Senior: 82 Winters in Telluride,” a new short film by Ben Knight and Travis Rummel of Felt Soul Media, paints an intimate portrait of Senior, chronicling 82 winters and a life well-lived in the mountains.  — Katie Klingsporn

images courtesy of the telluride historical museum

Patagonia Work Wear Series

Travis and I had the pleasure of hanging with Patagonia surf ambassador and artist Ben Wilkinson for a few days to get footage for Patagonia's Work Wear clothing line. A true humble legend, 'Big Ben' salvages fallen trees in Hawaii to use for various furniture projects and joins the Big Wave World Tour when his work, finances and family commitments align. [Top photo by Travis Rummel] 

Our second piece in Patagonia's Work Wear series took us to the mouth of Alaska's Susitna river to spend some quality time with our buds Ryan Peterson and Mike Wood who've taken it upon themselves to help stop a proposed dam and raise awareness by suppling fresh wild salmon to near-by Anchorage. This piece was guest edited by our ultra talented man-crush Jordan Manley. 

Vancouver Island was decimated by clear cut logging for much of the last century. The densely overgrown second and third growth forests are essentially devoid of biodiversity. The lady squad at Central Westcoast Forest Society help to clean up the mess they’ve been left with – thinning the forests to accelerate the return of biodiversity in their temperate rainforest backyard. We begged Vancouver based filmmaker Jordan Manley to help us film and guest edit this piece – we're incredibly fortunate he said yes. 

Denali

Our dear friend Ben Moon asked us to direct and edit a short film for him about a very personal subject — his fight with cancer and his dog Denali. This piece was a huge step out of our comfort zone, but ultimately one of the most meaningful collaborations of our career so far. Denali was chosen as a Staff Pick on Vimeo, and has since become our first film to ever go wildly viral with 9 million views in two weeks. Denali was DP'd by the talented Skip Armstrong, mixed by Justin Harris, and produced by Ben Moon. 

In current

Our talented friends Ryan Heffernan and Grayson Schaffer of Talweg Creative were kind enough to invite us to collaborate on the filming and tackle the post-production of 'In Current' for Yeti Coolers that was chosen as a Vimeo Staff pick. We're really happy with how it turned out — especially with how non-commercial [we think] it feels. The piece wouldn't have been possible without the patience and support of our intrepid and passionate guides — most notably Amber Shannon and John Shocklee. Also, a special thanks is due to musician Shakey Graves for the incredible track.