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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 #11 GUEST: Marcia Alderson FILM: The Hyperborean  --- SYNOPSIS: A whisky magnate summons his family to sample his legacy produc...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #10 GUEST: James H. Lee FILM: The Inflection Scheme --- SYNOPSIS: A crypto trader is in way over his head when he makes a $10M...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #9 GUEST: Brian Lonano FILM: Content: The Lo-Fi Man --- SYNOPSIS: “CONTENT: The Lo-Fi Man” starts as a documentary about a belo...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #8 GUEST: Renetta Amador FILM: Gummies --- SYNOPSIS: A tomboy transforms the gender trappings of her childhood to show her crue...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #7 GUEST: Shane Bannon & Celina Bernstein FILM: The Perfect Place to Cry --- SYNOPSIS: A woman cries in her car. At the edg...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #6 GUEST: Nic Camp FILM: Hideous Heart --- SYNOPSIS: In this sci-fi retelling of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” a pai...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #5 GUEST: Itziar Martinez FILM: TLG --- SYNOPSIS: Billy and Tony meet up for a clandestine and passionate sexual encounter. But...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #4 GUEST: Bill Prokopow & Luca Lamacrino FILM: Entrainment --- SYNOPSIS: For the Main Version: In order to prevent his own...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #3 GUEST: Lewis Taylor FILM: Make You Wanna Cry --- SYNOPSIS: A young woman discovers her inner power against a patriarchal soc...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #2 GUEST: Austin Thomas Wood FILM: Tower Theater --- SYNOPSIS: Sarah and her film snob employees decide to blow off their work...

For the next week or so we will 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 could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #1 GUEST: Gabriel Caste FILM: Are You Awake? --- SYNOPSIS: In this psychological thriller, a detached woman (Ellyn Jameson) wor...

Wendy McColm is on the show this week to talk about her new film Fuzzy Head . The film will be released on Tuesday October 24, 2023. Wendy wrote, directed, and starred in Fuzzy Head . I absolutely loved it so make sure to check it out! It was amazing talking with Wendy about this beautiful film. Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Fuzzy Head: Insomnia-ridden Marla is on the run after the murder of her...

This week on Salt Lake Dirt I talk with filmmaker Daniel Alexander. I've been anticipating his short film Gale ever since I heard about several months ago. You can view the film on the Chilling app. I highly recommend it! Great film, great chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Logline : " Long gone are the days of emerald cities and yellow brick roads. The enchanting tale of The Wizard of...

This week on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome author Alex Kazemi. Alex is the author of New Millennium Boyz, a novel that completely captivated me from the very beginning. I've honestly never read anything quite like this and in many ways I think that it is ahead of its time. I highly recommend it. Thanks for listening! Kyler --- Synopsis: Brad Sela is living an apathetic suburban life in his affluent...

Today on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome filmmaker Andrew Morgan. His documentary film Texas, USA comes out October 6, 2023. I had the chance to see an early screening of the film and absolutely loved it! Definitely check out this important and timely film. Thanks for listening! Kyler --- Synopsis: "TEXAS USA is a new film about progressive politics in the state of Texas. It is a David and Goliath s...

Today I welcome writer, director and actor Emily Ann Zisko to the show. Emily's latest project is a web series entitled Play It By Ear (Season 1 now available on YouTube). Play It By Ear has screened at Dances With Films and HollyShorts and will be at the upcoming 2023 Nashville Film Festival in late September. Great chat, great series! Check it out. Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Synopsis: "Play...

Today I am thrilled to welcome back one of my favorite authors. Elle Nash joins me to talk about her novel Deliver Me (10.3.23 Unnamed Press). Elle is the author of Animals Eat Each Other, Nudes, and Gag Reflex. She has easily become one of Salt Lake Dirt's top picks. Her name has been mentioned by several other guests on this show as one of the best writers out there. I love Deliver Me and I enco...

Today on the show I welcome filmmaker Brock Forrette . His short film Swing will be at the Burbank International Film Festival (Sept. 21 - 24, 2023). Swing was one of my top picks from this summer's Wyoming International Film Festival. In Wyoming I had the chance to speak with Mary Riitano, who stars in the film (Listen to Mary's interview HERE ). Great film, great chat! Thanks for listeni...

On today's episode I welcome back artist Dmitry Samarov . His new book To Whom It May Concern can be purchased on his website dmitrysamarov.com . I've become a big fan of Dmitry's work these past few months so it great to catch up with him. Dmitry is host of the podcast hu u no and co-host for That Horrorcast with Mallory Smart. Thanks for listening! Kyler --- Episode Links: PURCHASE T...

Today on the show I welcome filmmaker Sara Summa. Sara's film Arthur & Diana will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. I loved the film! Keep this one on your radar. Great film, great chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Synopsis: "Writer-director Sara Summa stars alongside her real-life brother Robin Summa, in this playful auto-fictional road trip from Berlin to Pa...

This week I welcome artist Ashlyn Anderson to the show. Ash is a writer, actor, and musician. I had a blast talking to them! I have a feeling big things are in store for Ashlyn. Great chat! Thanks for listening, Kyler --- Episode Info: IG: @littlepixiegirl LISTEN to So It Goes on Spotify Demo Reels --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Listen on APPLE Podcasts Listen on SPOTIFY Instagram: @sa...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome filmmakers Parker Rawlins and Wil Cowser (The Aud Brothers). Their short film THE CRIMSON BOUNDER has been pulling in awards at various film festivals and will be available on YouTube Sunday October 9, 2022.  I had a great time talking with this Utah based writer/director duo. We discuss updating classic tropes, keeping your cast and crew happy, and...

On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I welcome photographer Lisa Johnson. Lisa's work as a rock photographer has given us incredible images of bands like No Doubt, The Vandals, and Nirvana. Today we talk about her iconic image of Bradley Nowell from Sublime, her work with the Punk Rock Museum, and her involvement with the Warped Tour. Lisa's work had a huge impact on the trajectory of my life...

Today on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome filmmaker David Flores . His short film Likeness has been on the festival circuit playing at LA Shorts, Chattanooga, and Hollyshorts. It will screen at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday August 26, 2023. Great film, great chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Logline: "A young woman works with a digital copy of her mom to investigat...

Today on Salt Lake Dirt I welcome author Mia McDaniel . Her new memoir My Father's Burning in Hell recently came out on Rare Bird Books . A truly powerful book that has stayed with me since I read it. Highly recommended! Great chat, great book! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Episode Links: MiaMcDanielMemoir.com IG: @miamcdanielmemoir Recommended Bookstores: East Village Bookshop , North Figue...