The Trees with Orange Rings (2022)

This story about great owls and the threat of nearby logging aims to inspire others to get outside, find the issues worth talking about and make their voices heard.

Conservationist photographer and filmmaker Kyle Dudgeon, with the help of wildlife biologist Steve Hoffman, follows a family of great gray owls in the Bridger Mountains of Montana whose habitat is threatened by a logging project. The first feature film of this longtime bird photographer, The Trees with Orange Rings is a passionate documentary short profiling the natural history of these owls and confronting important environmental issues over the span of two years.

Production

Kyle Dudgeon Creative