role: producer, photographer
In February 2020 Merrell sent us to Rwanda to make a film about The Congo Nile Trail, a 141-mile trail network around Lake Kivu, designed to bolster tourism and connect the communities living along the edge of the lake in a country continuing to heal from the devastation of the 1994 genocide. A humbling, eye-opening, and reverent experience, our filmmaking plans changed as we heard the personal stories of the people we interviewed and as we were faced with the reality of having to cut our shoot days in half in order to scramble back to the US before pandemic lockdowns went into effect. We’re proud and honored to have been able to make this film.
agency: Avocados and Coconuts
director: Alex Massey
DP: Drew Kass
Merrell athlete: Mike Chambers