2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmaker Edward Worthy about his film Rear. --- Logline: "When a teacher bruises a child, an objecting mother starts a debate on the use of school corporal punishment in her southern black community." --- Episode Links: Trailer IG: edward_worthy YouTube...
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to actress Mary Riitano about her film Swing. --- Logline: "A mysterious package arrives at Paul and Terri's door. What it contains could either save or end their passionless marriage." --- Episode Links: Trailer
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmakers Tom Procida (director/producer) & Heather Kennedy (writer/producer) about their film My Dear Aunt Sally. Great film, great chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Logline: A grade-schooler with crippling anxiety, 8 year old Luke reluctantly spends time with his free spirited Aunt Sally. In the midst of arcades, ketchup stains and axe throwing, he learns the powerful lessons of taking risks...
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmaker Kathi Carey about her film Discovering Ella. --- Logline: "The true story of the greatest jazz drummer you've never heard of (Chick Webb) who stumbled upon a 16-year-old singer and nurtured her into a legend." --
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmakers Brandon Carraway & Hannah Grace about their film The Handbook. --- Logline: "Two Latter-Day Saint missionaries bring a Book of Mormon to the home of a wicked lady" --- Episode Links: IMDb
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmaker June Inuzuka about her film Dirty Rotten Tofu and the Gohan Girls. --- Logline: In the Old West, three Asian women fight for their freedom from a Chinatown crime boss who wants them back "Dead or Alive." --- Episode Links: Trailer CowGirlSushi.net IG: @cowgirlsushi
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmaker Jagur Rozell about his film Half Alive in 125 . --- Logline: "A nervous mob associate has to spend a night with the corpse of his hit victim, clueless as to what's making all that noise outside his hotel room..." --- Episode Links: Half Alive in 125 is Currently Available on YouTube. SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 101.9 FM Santa Cruz - 6PM - 8PM PS...
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmakers Jiayang Liu and Faith Roden . They have two films ( The Sun Rises Differently & The Bystander ) at the festival this year! Great films, amazing chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Loglines: The Sun Rises Differently: "After one gets accepted into a top university, two brothers grapple with the prospect of change as they struggle to accept their futures." The Bystander: " An aspiring vi...
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmaker Matthew Taggart about his film The Counterfeit Kid . --- Logline: " Jack will need his friends to help him outwit the outlaw “Bloody” Ben Harris, find treasure, and return to his true love, Olivia. " --- Episode Links: Film Trailer Falcon85Films.com IG: @falcon85films FB: @tagnacious --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 101.9 FM Santa Cruz - 6PM - 8P...
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmakers Justin Stillmaker & Adam Peterson about their film The Rider . Great film, great chat! --- Logline: "Assassins face off in a crumbling cyberpunk world where the best chance you have for survival is to kill for a living." --- Episode Links: JustinStillmaker.com IG: @justinstillmaker --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 101.9 FM Santa Cruz - 6PM -...
2023 WYOIFF Continuing our coverage of the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival we talk to filmmaker Craig Ouellette about his film The Return: Wrath of the Ravishing . --- Logline: "The outlaw Jagged Jane runs into a trio of women hellbent on revenge against an evil sheriff." --- Episode Links: Craigofilm.com Film Trailer IG: @craigofilm FB: @craigofilm --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com Radio Broadcast every Monday on KPCR 101.9 FM Santa Cruz - 6PM - 8PM PST Listen on APPLE Podcast...
Today I talk with the band Prowler about their short film The Twilight Garden . The film will screen at the Wyoming International Film Festival during the 48 Film Festival block - 11:00AM, Sunday July 9th, 2003. I had a blast talking with Ana, Kelsi and Hannah. Clown school, flop houses, living in Wyoming - I feel like this could have easily been a full length episode. Great chat, great music, incredible film! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Episode Links: PURCHASE Tickets for the 2023 Wyoming I...
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! --- Film Synopsis: "A boy grows up spending his days amongst the trees. Through his daily visits of climbing, ...
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 t...
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 --- 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." --- Episode Links: 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 --- Episode Links: Linkt.ree: @drewdanburry Bandcamp: @drewdanburry Linkt.ree: @icarusphoenix Spotify: Icarus Phoenix Spotify: Drew Danburry YouTube: @drewdanburry --- S...
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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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!...
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 ...
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...
We continue our coverage of Dances with Films with the documentary film Abled: The Blake Leeper Story. Blake Leeper (Athlete, Paralympian), Einar Thorsteinsson (Director & Editor) and Brian Leong (Producer & Cinematographer) join us for today's episode of Salt Lake Dirt. The film is a beautiful story about family and resilience. Make sure to keep an eye out for it! Great chat, great film. Thanks for listening! Kyler --- DIR: Einar Thorsteinsson PRODS: Einar Thorsteinsson, Katherine LeBlo...
"ONE MAN'S TALE OF DEPRESSION, PSYCHIC TORMENT AND A BUS TOUR OF THE HOLOCAUST." --- On this episode of Salt Lake Dirt I was thrilled to have author Jerry Stahl on the show. Jerry has been one of my favorite writers since I first discovered his novel I, Fatty (a novel about the silent film star Fatty Arbuckle told as a memoir) nearly 20 years ago. Meeting him for the first time and being able to experience his humor and kindness made this episode a special one for me. His new book Nein, Nein, Ne...
Author Jack Skelley joins me today on the show. His latest book is The Complete Fear of Kathy Acker. Excerpts from the book have been published over the course of four decades. Over the years it has become a cult classic about the1980s underground scene in Los Angeles. I tore through the book and am now a huge fan. I can see why it has been held in such high regard. I'm excited that people can now read it in its completed form. Great chat, great book. Thanks for listening! Kyler --- Episode Link...
One of my favorite films from Dances with Films so far is without a doubt Hedgehog . Writer/director D. Mitry joins me today to talk about his film. It is one of the first narrative projects that directly addresses the Ukranian-Russian conflict happening right now. It's an incredibly beautiful film and I encourage you to check it at either Dances with Films or the Wyoming International Film Festival . Thanks for listening! Kyler --- Logline : As the war starts in Ukraine, six years old Nina is s...
Rex Dean joins us today on Salt Lake Dirt. Rex is the writer/director of Space Baby . I had a blast watching the film and when I found out the backstory, I was blown away! Space Baby will have its world premiere at Dances with Films on Sunday June 25 at 6:30pm. Purchase tickets HERE . Great film, great chat. Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Episode Links: Purchase tickets to Space Baby (Sun. June 25 @6:30pm, Dances with Films, Los Angeles) SpaceBaby.com --- SLD Podcast Info: www.saltlakedirt.com ...
Craig Clevender is the author of The Contortionist's Handbook and Dermaphoria . His latest novel Mother Howl was recently released on Datura Books. On this episode we talk about about the origin of Mother Howl , imposter syndrome, and the evolution of the publishing industry. Great book, great chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Mother Howl synopsis: "Sixteen-year-old Lyle Edison recognizes the face of a murder victim on the nightly news – the waitress at his local diner. A place he often freq...
This week I begin my coverage of Dances with Films . DWF runs from June 22 to July 2, 2023 (TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood). I've been fortunate enough to screen some of the films beforehand and I've really enjoyed. One in particular, Farewelling, had a strong impact on me. I was thrilled to have Rodes Phire (writer & director) and lead actress Cristen Coppen from Farewelling on today's episode. Great film, great chat! Make sure to purchase a ticket if you are in Los Angeles on June 24th....
Today I'm thrilled to welcome James Martak from Hot House West to the show. James plays rhythm guitar in this swing orchestra inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt. I'm a big fan of their music and I'm always excited to see what they will come up with next. On this episode James and I talk about the origins of the group, the evolution of the jazz community in Salt Lake, and their Kickstarter campaign that recently went live. You can catch Hot House West play live on Tuesday June 6th at the C...
Today I welcome back one of my favorite authors. Megan Abbott joins me to talk about her new book Beware the Woman (May 30, 2023; G.P. Putnam's Sons). We talk the new book, writer's workshops, and photography. Great book, great chat! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Beware the Woman Synopsis: "Honey, I just want you to have everything you ever wanted. That’s what Jacy’s mom always told her. And Jacy felt like she finally did. Newly married and with a baby on the way, Jacy and her new husband, Jed...
