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Today I speak with filmmaker, choreographer and environmental activist Kelly Ashton Todd. Her film Under Review: Katahdin will be screening at the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival on Thursday July 6 at 7:30PM. The film will be part of the music and dance videos block and will be free to public! Make sure to come out and support if you are in the area.

Great chat! Beautiful film!

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Film Synopsis:

"A boy grows up spending his days amongst the trees. Through his daily visits of climbing, playing and swinging from branches, he develops a loving friendship with the tree and her saplings. But, the boy grows up.

His visits become few and far between and he loses his affection for the natural world. He follows his lineage into the field of logging; therefore he must choose between protecting or slaughtering his beloved family of trees. Under Review: Katahdin tells the heart-wrenching story of our evolving relationship with trees."

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Episode Links:

KellyAshtonTodd.com

IG: @kellyashtontodd

UnderReviewSeries.com

IG: @underreviewseries

Wyoming International Film Festival

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As we continue our coverage of the Wyoming International Film Festival, I am thrilled to welcome filmmaker and actress Katerina Tana. Katerina's short film The Tip will screen this Saturday in the shorts block that begins at 5:00PM. Katerina's father was the original owner of the famed restaurant Dan Tana's The film tells a fascinating story about the early days of this iconic institution.

I absolutely loved the film and was fascinated with the conversation that we were able to have.

Make sure to check it out if you are at the festival.

Great film! Great chat!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Logline:

"THE TIP is set in 1968 in Los Angeles and in based on a true story about a quintessential entrepreneurial immigrant. We navigate the journey to his dreams of success. It tells the earliest days of a now legendary LA restaurant which had humble origins and never lost touch with its humanity." (SOURCE: www.thetip-ashort.com)

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Today on the show I welcome filmmaker Bastiaan Rook. His short film Amy & I will be playing at the Wyoming International Film Festival this week.

Great film, great chat!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Logline:

"When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in a restaurant where they first met, it turns out there’s some pressure on their relationship."

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Amy & I - Trailer

Purchase Tickets (Friday July 7, 2023 @5:05PM)

IG: @bastiaanrook

Letterboxd

Today I welcome one of my favorite musicians to the show. Drew Danburry is an artist that I've been following for 15 years and it was an honor to have him on Salt Lake Dirt. In addition to his 'Drew Danburry' catalogue, make sure to check out his band Icarus Phoenix.

Beautiful music, incredible chat!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Today we start our coverage of the Wyoming International Film Festival (July 5-9, 2023). Emmy Award winning actor Nikolay Moss joins me today to talk about his film reTribution. Nikolay co-wrote, co-produced and stars in the film directed by the late Nathan Hewitt. The film premiered of the Omaha Film Festival where it won best narrative short.

I loved this film and I hope that feature film version will make it's way to us sooner than later.

Great chat, great film!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Logline: "When their blackmail scheme goes awry, two brothers scramble to save their sister before it's too late."

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We conclude our coverage of Dances with Films 2023 by talking to filmmaker Barry Rubinow. Barry is an Emmy Award winning filmmaker whose new documentary Banded Together: The Boys from Glen Rock High screens today at 4:45PM PST (7/2/23) at the TLC Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

I loved the film and the fact that all of these incredible musicians (Lee Shapiro, the Vivino brothers and John Feeney just to name a few) came from one high school during the same era is remarkable.

Great film, great chat! Purchase tickets below.

Thanks for listening!

Kyler

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DIRECTOR: Barry Rubinow

"Showcasing the unique story of a group of close friends from the same tiny high school who all went on to make it big. From band practice under their inspiring High School music teacher Joe Sielski, to playing alongside such legends as Bruce Springsteen and Al Kooper, these eight men all have remarkable journeys. Director Barry Rubinow beautifully captures their stories in this once-in-a-lifetime documentary celebrating music and homegrown camaraderie."

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Today we begin our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival. I'll be traveling to the festival so I was excited to get the chance to speak with its executive director, Rudi Womak.

Rudi gives us some history of the festival as well as some very exciting things to look forward to during that week.

The festival runs from Wednesday July 4 - Sunday July 9, 2023. You can purchase a festival pass for only $50. There will be over 150 films with 20+ different countries represented. Plus live music, dancing, art exhibits, etc. Well worth the price of admission.

It was great chatting with Rudi and I can't wait to get to Cheyenne this Wednesday!

Thanks for listening.

Kyler

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Location:

Laramie County Community College

1400 East College Drive
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007

(Wednesday July 5 - Sunday July 9)

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My top pick for narrative feature at Dances with Films 2023 is The Black Guelph. This film caught me off guard and I fell in love with it during the opening scene. John Connors directed the film and co-wrote it with Tiernan Williams.

Today we talk with some of the main actors from the film. Kevin Glynn (also an executive producer), Tony Doyle (Virgil) and Graham Earley (Canto) sat down to discuss how the film came about.

Every once in awhile I see a film at a festival that makes me remember why I started doing Salt Lake Dirt. The Black Guelph is one of those films. It is not to be missed! Keep a lookout for it.

Thanks for listening!

Kyler

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THE BLACK GUELPH (Watch Trailer HERE):

WRITERS: Tiernan Williams and John Connors

"Canto is thirty years old, actively dealing drugs while suffering from mental health issues when his girlfriend Leah, kicks him out. Leah sick of his antics and his criminal lifestyle tries to shield her daughter Rachel from Canto’s negative influence. Canto is forced to turn to the streets for help as he always has done. Dan, Canto’s father comes back to the area and tries to reconnect with Canto, who outright rejects him for abandoning him when he was a child."

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