Mountains shape art. Art shapes lives.
Our first documentary: Three amateur skiers find their inspiration for creating art after becoming the first to ski across Colorado.
My brother Cameron Wyatt and I like to work together. After I left Upcycled Food Association, Cam invited me to work for his video production company, Black Mountain Productions, serving as Producer of his first documentary film.
Moving Line is the story of three men as they seek to cement their names in the ski history books, and then stumble into something much more profound: their passion for creating art. The ringleader, Alex Drummond, is a practical planner and scientist. After documenting thousands of pages of trip reports from previous ski and climbing expeditions, Alex thought he had come up with the concept that would finally make him a celebrity of the mountains: be the first to ski across Colorado. John King is a whimsical creative who lives on a commune in Boulder, Colorado in the 1970s. He joins Alex on the trip, chasing spiritual enlightenment. The third skier, Peter Vanderwall, is an introspective recluse who John and Alex have not heard from in 45 years.
Their 1978 ski expedition was the first of its kind, following the Continental Divide through Colorado for 500 miles and helping to map the Colorado Trail. By the end of it they had realized they were chasing what anyone who spends enough time in the mountains chases: creative inspiration. Alex went on to become an award-winning poet, and John a world-renowned kinetic sculptor.
We raised more than $34,000 to support the film, including via a successful crowdfunding campaign. Moving Line was released in 2025. It won the Durango Independent Film Festival and was an official selection at the Santa Fe, Winter Park, Denver, Breckenridge, and Colorado Environmental film festivals, with Taos to come in 2026. You can watch the trailer and follow the film at movinglinefilm.com.
