Salt Lake Dirt

This week Reuben Dendinger joins me to discuss his new book Cursed Images. I absolutely loved this collection of short stories. Highly recommended!

Thanks for listening!

Kyler

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Cursed Images (Hyperidean Press, August 31, 2023) is a dream-journal of late capitalism in 13 stories, a Gothic tarot of desire and fear. Driven by the cruelty of market society into wildernesses of neurasthenic horror, artists and lovers seek out phantoms of forgotten beauty in this epic compendium, equal parts satire and nightmare. 

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Today on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome Christopher Wells and Daniel Rolnick to talk about their film Stories For My Children’s Children: Lessons from the Holocaust.

This is a beautiful and heartbreaking film that I HIGHLY recommend.

Great chat, incredible film.

Thanks for listening!

Kyler

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LOGLINE: This isn’t a Holocaust documentary; it’s a personal tale about two people, the horrors that befell them and how their survival can influence the next generation.

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UPCOMING SCREENINGS:

Nov 8th at 8PM at Cinema Village in Manhattan

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We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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FilmQuest Episode #34

GUEST: Russell Goldman

FILM: Closing Time

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Synopsis: An estranged friend surprises his old college buddies with an unusual reunion.

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Episode Links:

Film Trailer

IG:  @russell_goldman

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #33

GUEST: Nicholas Acosta & Bill Moldt

FILM: Alone

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Synopsis: After a catastrophic disaster at a Mars research station, a fearless astronaut finds herself adrift in deep space, where she encounters a mysterious entity.

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Episode Links:

Film Trailer

IG:  @unrenderedmedia

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #32

GUEST: Zack Hosseini

FILM: A Cotton Moon

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Synopsis:  A feckless loner uncovers cryptic TV broadcasts of a mysterious deity (Academy Award-nominee Eric Roberts) whose teachings inspire a strange and radical holy awakening.

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Episode Links:

Film Trailer

IG:  @zack.hosseini

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #31

GUEST: Dan Shapiro FILM: Escape Attempt

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Synopsis: A soldier escaping a WWII concentration camp finds himself on an unknown planet in a distant future only to discover a frozen gulag controlled by a brutal alien race.

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Episode Links:

Film Trailer

IG:  @aggressivetv /// @escapeattempt

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We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #30

GUEST: Phillip McLaughlin

FILM: Toad Boy

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Synopsis: A concerned principal reaches out to a troubled student but quickly learns helping the boy may require a sacrifice he’s unwilling to make.

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Episode Links:

IG:  @shorrorts (Film) @potatolover (Director)

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #29

GUEST: Moe Najati

FILM: Ensouled

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Synopsis: Clara, burdened by grief, embarks on a soul-stirring journey of self-discovery at Eternia. She forms an unexpected bond with a enigmatic man along the way, blurring reality’s boundaries and leaving her questioning the essence of existence.

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Episode Links:

IG:  @moenajati

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #28

GUEST: Michael Rich 

FILM: The Queue

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Synopsis: An internet content moderator confronts the darkness within the videos he screens.

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Episode Links:

Film Trailer

IG:  @mikerichfilms 

We are very excited to be covering ⁠FilmQuest 2023⁠. This is the festival's 10 year anniversary and I wanted to celebrate it by talking to as many filmmakers as I possibly could.

Great films, incredible conversations!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

FilmQuest Episode #27

GUEST: Nabil Chowdhary

FILM: Recollector

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Synopsis: A futuristic detective (a Recollector) attempts to solve a murder case by infiltrating the victim’s last moments of life, while dealing with the mental anguish and torment his profession brings.

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Episode Links:

IG: @recollector_film