GRIT. / Out here, running is raw, it’s brutal. The desert doesn’t care. The miles pass slow. Each step pounds against the Earth. Dry heat catches in your throat and the mind fights for focus, straining to maintain rhythm. The only sounds are footfall and breath.
The wind doesn’t offer much comfort. The inclines seem long. And yet, somehow, there are moments of euphoria that find their way in. Desolate, unforgiving and beautiful. The reward is there for those with the grit to discover it.
Shot in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA.
Co-Cinematographer: Tim Aukshunas
Co-Cinematographer: Alec Walsh
Editor: Alec Walsh
Talent: Keaton Kustler
PA: Alex Anderson