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On this week’s episode, The Fat Dude is joined by the director of Tater Tot & Patton, Andrew Kightlinger, whose latest film, Lost on a Mountain in Maine, kicks off the Vermillion Vortex Film Festival this Friday night (9/20). The two chat about Andrew’s journey from Madagascar to South Dakota to Los Angeles, and how a box of VHS tapes helped point him on the path to becoming a filmmaker. We then chat about how Lost on a Mountain in Maine came to be, from Andrew getting hired, to the casting process, to putting together an excellent team to bring this thrilling story to life.

Lost on a Mountain in Maine will have its South Dakota premiere at the Vermillion Vortex Film Fest in Vermillion, SD, this Friday (9/20). Tickets are available at VermCulture.com/vortex. The film opens wide on November 1. Tater Tot & Patton is currently streaming on Peacock on can be rented/purchased on VOD at various retailers, and Dust of War is available to stream on Tubi or for rental/purchase on Amazon.

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