Cycle of Ancestry: A 1,500-Mile Bikepacking Journey

“Cycle of Ancestry“ is an inspirational short film that follows first-generation Mayan-American Mario Ordoñez Calderon on an extraordinary 1,500-mile bikepacking trip from Mexico City through the Yucatán Peninsula to explore his cultural heritage and help shape his identity along the way. ------------- Crew: Director, Cinematographer & Co-Writer Ryder England Producer & Writer Mario Jesus Ordoñez-Calderon Creative Director & Film Editor Ari Bre Bre Second Unit DP & Co-Writer Kat Reynolds Illustration and Animation Mau Domingues Animation Leto Black Music Composition Zacil Pech & Abel Ivan Flores; Victory Mori; Balam Ajpu Music Supervision Ari Bre Bre VFX Yona Zimmer Creative Consultant Katie Rodriguez & Tierney Mosses Sponsors: REI Tumbleweed bikes Latino Outdoors Hispanic Access Kove Hard Yerba Mate Find a story about the trip and a gallery of photos at