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 #35 GUEST: Ryan Couldrey FILM: You Have Reached Your Destination — Synopsis : With the Google Maps app leading him in circles, a man suspects his phone is purposely lying to him. — Episode Links: Film Trailer IG: @rycouldrey YouTube: @...
Nov 11, 2023•23 min•Ep. 206
Lexi Kent-Monning joins me to talk about her new book The Burden of Joy . From her career in the music business to her writing process we covered a lot of ground in this episode. I had a blast! You can purchase a copy of The Burden of Joy HERE . Great chat, amazing book! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- Synopsis: Lexi Kent-Monning’s debut novel, The Burden of Joy , is an incessant dagger to the heart. After Lexi’s husband leaves her on Valentine’s Day to join a commune that time forgot, her home ...
Nov 10, 2023•45 min•Ep. 205
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 --- 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...
Nov 06, 2023•46 min•Ep. 204
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 --- 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. --- UPCOMING SCREENINGS: Nov 8th at 8PM...
Nov 06, 2023•20 min•Ep. 203
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 #34 GUEST: Russell Goldman FILM: Closing Time — Synopsis : An estranged friend surprises his old college buddies with an unusual reunion. — Episode Links: Film Trailer IG: @russell_goldman...
Nov 06, 2023•13 min•Ep. 202
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 — 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. — Episode...
Nov 05, 2023•15 min•Ep. 202
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 — 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. — Episod...
Nov 05, 2023•15 min•Ep. 200
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 — 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. — Episode L...
Nov 05, 2023•18 min•Ep. 199
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 — 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. — Episode Links: IG: @shorrorts (Film)...
Nov 04, 2023•19 min•Ep. 198
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 — 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...
Nov 04, 2023•13 min•Ep. 197
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 — Synopsis : An internet content moderator confronts the darkness within the videos he screens. — Episode Links: Film Trailer IG: @mikerichfilms...
Nov 04, 2023•13 min•Ep. 196
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 — 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 p...
Nov 04, 2023•14 min•Ep. 195
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 #26 GUEST: Liang-Chun Lin FILM: A Dire Straight — Synopsis : A new Taiwanese mother tries to survive the strictest postpartum tradition and follows all the family rules, but soon realizes that she needs to escape. — Episode Links: IG: ...
Nov 04, 2023•12 min•Ep. 194
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 #25 GUEST: Amy Geist FILM: Dysmorphia — Synopsis : After Isabella, a destitute beauty-addict, fakes cancer to pay for her next cosmetic surgery, she is haunted by a shadow figure demanding it’s penance of flesh. This film takes a terri...
Nov 04, 2023•9 min•Ep. 193
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 #24 GUEST: Sam Fox & Desiree Staples FILM: Fck'n Nuts (Short) — Synopsis : Sandy is grievously forced to break it off with the boy of her dreams in order to avert him from meeting her unusual parents. — Episode Links: SamFoxyFilms....
Nov 02, 2023•16 min•Ep. 192
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 #23 GUESTs: Toby Trueman & Remo Catani (Producers) David Lumsden (director) FILM: Lure — Synopsis: A young man fleeing difficulties in his hometown, takes work on a remote farm. Suspecting the farmer of abusing his young daught...
Nov 01, 2023•15 min•Ep. 191
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 #22 GUEST: Steve Stay FILM: HANNAH — Synopsis : With the world about to end, Marshall convinces a group of friends and strangers to help finish the sci-fi movie he abandoned in high school. — Episode Links: YouTube: @HannahHarborPhoto...
Nov 01, 2023•21 min•Ep. 190
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 #21 GUEST: Andrew Adams FILM: American Meltdown — Synopsis: A ‘Millennial Coming-of-Rage’ dark comedy about a young woman who loses her job and struggles to pay rent – until she befriends a pickpocket who convinces her that the onl...
Nov 01, 2023•9 min•Ep. 189
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 #20 GUEST: Jack Hessler & DJ Teo FILM: Sacrament — Synopsis : In the 1950s, two religious young men go on a camping trip together. As their forbidden love for each other begins to boil into reality, Belford battles with his inn...
Nov 01, 2023•15 min•Ep. 188
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 #19 GUEST: Clara Aranovich FILM: Murder Camp — Synopsis : Two slasher serial killers make the shameful error of serial killing at the same summer camp on the same night, challenging the very fabric of their friendship… and identiti...
Nov 01, 2023•10 min•Ep. 187
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 #18 GUEST: Nathan Blackwell FILM: The Last Movie Ever Made — Synopsis : With the world about to end, Marshall convinces a group of friends and strangers to help finish the sci-fi movie he abandoned in high school. — Episode Links: ...
Nov 01, 2023•13 min•Ep. 186
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 #17 GUESTS: Michael Seabolt & Greg Schroeder FILM: Zombie Strain — SYNOPSIS: During the zombie apocalypse, a group of survivors trapped in a sound stage makes an amazing discovery about a potent strain of marijuana. But tension...
Oct 31, 2023•19 min•Ep. 185
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 #16 GUEST: Julie Sharbutt FILM: Scam — Synopsis : When a phone scammer makes one last late night call, the woman on the other end gives her much more than she bargained for. — Episode Links: Film Trailer IG: @scam_short_film JulieS...
Oct 30, 2023•9 min•Ep. 184
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 #15 GUEST: Trevor Free FILM: ITIIITIATIIHYLIHYL — Synopsis : A woman finds herself caught up in a surreal, existential journey. — Episode Links: IG: @ tfreefilm @ blackrabbitmonolith IG: @ blackshapemusic Music Video: BLACKSHAPE - ...
Oct 30, 2023•11 min•Ep. 183
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 #14 GUEST: Ramone Menon FILM: My Scary Indian Wedding — Synopsis : A cursed Bridesmaid is forced to track down and marry her soulmate to escape the wrath of a malevolent demon called The Manglik. — Episode Links: IG: @ramonemenon...
Oct 30, 2023•14 min•Ep. 182
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 #13 GUEST: Pablo Pagán FILM: Voyager — Synopsis : A truck driver discovers the ability to abandon her body, and travel the world outside the boundaries of her physical self. — Episode Links: Film Trailer IG: @pablo.pagan01 // @voya...
Oct 30, 2023•12 min•Ep. 181
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 possible could. Great films, incredible conversations! Thanks for listening. Kyler --- FilmQuest Episode #13 GUEST: Patrick Hogan & Ana Krista Johnson FILM: Quiet! Mom's Working! -- SYNOPSIS: One happens in mom’s basement…stays in mom’s basement. --- Episode Links: Film Trailer IG: @ppatrickhogan...
Oct 30, 2023•13 min•Ep. 180
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 product: moonshine recovered from the hold of a 170 year old Arctic ghost ship. --- Episode Links: Film Traile...
Oct 30, 2023•11 min•Ep. 179
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 bet at a nefarious crypto exchange and has to deal with a protégé from his past. --- Episode Links: Film...
Oct 28, 2023•12 min•Ep. 178
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 beloved cult film, then turns into a YouTube video until it escapes into a dystopian sci fi adventure, upon ...
Oct 28, 2023•13 min•Ep. 177
