859. Deaf Crocodile + Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979; dir. Grigori Kromanov)

About this episode

The episode discusses film restoration and features interviews with Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers from Deaf Crocodile Films.

Alien discos, mysterious resorts, and film restoration, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to talk w/ Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers about Deaf Crocodile Films. Together, they talk about how they got into film restoration, the trials and wonders of the process, global cinema, their upcoming Roy from Space release AND their latest release, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel . Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Deaf Crocodile’s Things: Website Bluesky Facebook Instagram Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979) Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (Deaf Crocodile’s Release) Roy from Space – Lost Animated Film Returns (Kickstarter) This is no longer running, but you should follow for future release information and then buy it! Video versions of our episodes appear on our handy YouTube channel ! Sub and watch! Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams ! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on  our contact page . Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole . See you later…

People in this episode

Hosts: Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser

Guests: Dennis Bartok, Craig Rogers

Topics covered

• film restoration
• global cinema
• Deaf Crocodile Films
• Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
• animated films
• interviews

Keywords

• film restoration
• Deaf Crocodile Films
• Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel
• animated films
• global cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deaf Crocodile Films, Holy Mole

Books & works: Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel, Roy from Space

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