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Vasant Salcedo

@vasantsalcedo.bsky.social
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Filmmaker and writer. I make movies, pancakes, all sorts of things. Stowe Story Labs // Washington Filmworks Above the Line alum. tallfirscinema.com

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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Excited for Sarah and our film moving onto the next round at Sundance Feature Development Program! Congrats Sarah! Thrilled to be doing this with you!
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Spent a really generative time last week at Stowe Story Labs's Producing Lab. Was thrilled to be chosen and bring @sarah-salcedo.com and I's science fiction project, THE LAST SETLIST, to the lab and learn from my cohort-mates and the mentors Stowe assembled.
A screenshot of an Instagram post showing a grid of faces on Zoom for Stowe Story Labs Spring Producers Lab. The text reads: "stowestorylabs: Day one of our Spring Producers' Lab.
Excited to work with these producers on their feature film projects. Thank you for trusting us with your work.
#filmproduction #filmmaking"
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Danny Kelly @dannybkelly.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
seahawks defense: as good as we thought they were
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Fuck AI, fuck ICE, and long live a free Puerto Rico.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Bravo! Stranger Things series finale! Bravo! Absolutely stuck the landing. What an incredible ride, from the first episode to the last, loved every second!
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Shin, Bearamedic @shin-bearamedic.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Remember, Tolkien didn't start working on "The Hobbit" until he was 41 years old. It started as tales for his children that took over 4 years to complete, and he finally published it at the age of 45. It is never too late to start working on something that truly calls to you. Embrace your passion.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Like, the system is "supposed" to get better. But what if it just doesn't and we're stuck with president Trome until 2431?
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
I'm attending @scbwi.bsky.social's Summer Conference this week and this panel on #UnBanningBooks was excellent. Libraries are our frontline of free speech and democracy and need to be protected.
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Fantastic Four is so good, Jess is gonna have to chisel this goofy grin off my face. When all the AICN guys were screaming for Peyton Reed to make an FF movie with a 60s aesthetic, this was the movie we were daydreaming about. FF, Kirby, and hell, retrofuturism fans, are all gonna lose their minds.
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Sarah Salcedo @sarah-salcedo.com · 04/07/2025
Those of us who survive this dark era will carry stories, songs, and the fight forward. Disability justice is an unending movement. Caring for each other will never stop being part of our base instinct, our reason for being, no matter how much their greed tries to stamp it out.
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Sarah Salcedo @sarah-salcedo.com · 01/04/2025
Happy 5th birthday to this thread and happy 6th birthday to the only cat in the world who could tame a dogs-only person like me. We don’t know her exact bday—the vet estimated from her scar that she was caught, spayed and released as a kitten spring/summer 2019, so we picked April 1 as a birthday.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Ping-pong paddle signage won’t beat back the techno-fascist revolution. To fight Musk’s vision, we need something deeper—solidarity, mutual aid, and a refusal to abandon each other. My latest:
organizingmythoughts.org
The Anti-Empathy Revolution of Elon Musk
Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.
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Dr. Tanya Harrison @tanyaofmars.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Another *massive* blow to science if this happens—not just in the U.S., but worldwide. NASA-funded scientists in the U.S. collaborate with researchers around the world. (1/2)
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
For those supporting this obscene violation of due process and expansion of governmental overreach to detain and deport legal residents without due process, please research authoritarian regimes. Today they'll use it against a group you don't like, but it will be turned on you tomorrow.
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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Whoa. I mean seriously, whoa. One of the greats and how they got there, a kind of story that isn’t written any more.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Still shocked by the recent #Seahawks news. Loved what Geno, Metcalf, and especially Lockette gave us. BUT, Schneider has put our team in an INCREDIBLE position for the draft and free agency. I'm seeing the silver lining and I'm here for it! #Gohawks
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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
A meaningful powerful speech a most needed speech.
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Peter Avellino @peterapeel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Now let’s get more films shot in VistaVision.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Finishing our Oscars watch through today before the awards show tomorrow, A Complete Unknown is a masterful piece of filmmaking. James Mangold really put together a special film here.
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
For the @latimes.com, I wrote about an aspect of NICKEL BOYS that hasn't received nearly enough attention: its terrific screenplay. I sat down with RaMell Ross to break down three key scenes, discussing how each evolved from script to screen. (He also shared some cool behind-the-scenes tidbits.)
latimes.com
RaMell Ross takes us inside the pages of the 'Nickel Boys' script
Much has been made of the film's first-person POV. But let's not overlook the dazzling, emotional and now Oscar-nominated script.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
These are a few of my favorite things #seahawks #gbbo
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Feel pretty proud of my sandwich skills:
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Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started @gothamgirlblue.com · 23/01/2025
I didn’t just predict the evisceration of diversity initiatives; I also wrote the counter-narrative. If the end of DEI is making you mad, then the revival of integration will make you fight.
damemagazine.com
The Evisceration of Diversity Programs Is Upon Us | Dame Magazine
There is a child in America—a worker, a dreamer—whose hard work will never be recognized. They will struggle and toil for little or no end. At best, their labors will be co-opted and stolen; at worst,...
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
So @sarah-salcedo.com and I have watched KNEECAP several times in the last month and I just can't stop talking about it. There are a lot of movies I loved in 2024 but only a handful I'm pushing on everyone I run into and this is one of them: www.netflix.com/title/81956594
netflix.com
Watch Kneecap | Netflix
Fighting against the constant threat of censorship, a rowdy Irish rap trio become the unexpected faces of a movement to save their native language.
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 21/01/2025
"The future of cinema lies in rekindling the necessity of discovery." For this @ebertvoices.bsky.social future of the movies, I wrote about the need to find some way to write about small films and new filmmakers.
rogerebert.com
The Future of the Movies, Part 4: The Necessity of Discovery | Features | Roger Ebert
On how critics and film lovers need to look off the beaten path to ensure the future of the form.
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Sarah Salcedo @sarah-salcedo.com · 21/01/2025
A great way to combat (legitimate) feelings of dread is to do something to show up for those who are most immediately impacted by all that’s going on. 🧵
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
So @sarah-salcedo.com and I have watched KNEECAP several times in the last month and I just can't stop talking about it. There are a lot of movies I loved in 2024 but only a handful I'm pushing on everyone I run into and this is one of them: www.netflix.com/title/81956594
netflix.com
Watch Kneecap | Netflix
Fighting against the constant threat of censorship, a rowdy Irish rap trio become the unexpected faces of a movement to save their native language.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Every Seahawks fan is a Cardinals fan tonight! Go Cardinals (kind of)!
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Baking is done, movies are on, eggnog is spiked. Happy holidays!
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Sarah Salcedo @sarah-salcedo.com · 25/12/2024
I had a good birthday a few days ago, transitioning back to holiday mode in half a blink of the eye, as usual. It’s always a busy time of year—with each holiday season I get more aware of what’s lost and gained each season, what/who’s gathered close, and what to let go with love and lessons learned…
A glass owl perches in a Christmas tree.
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Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 22/12/2024
"We gather around our televisions every December, hold our loved ones close, and let George Bailey’s triumphs & failures become our own. We embrace both the film’s existential anxiety & its cathartic resolution. We think about our ripples & regrets, and how everything matters."
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
And now it looks like Jesse Welles may have had his song about UnitedHealth deleted from TikTok. For what, I'm not sure. There's nothing offensive about it, as far as I can tell. It's still up on YouTube.
youtube.com
United Health
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
media.tenor.com
a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a field with a bucket of corn .
Alt: a gif of a man in a plaid shirt is sitting in a field saying 'you got a problem with Canada gooses, you got a problem with me' (from the show LETTERKENNY)
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Big news—I was selected to participate in Washington Filmsworks’ 2024-2025 Above the Line Education Forum for Documentary. This cohort started last month and it's been so great. #filmmaking #keepfilminWA
A picture shows tiled faces on a yellow background, with text that reads: "tallfirscinema Today's big news-@vasantsalcedo was selected to participate in Washington Filmsworks'
2024-2025 Above the Line Education Forum for Documentary. This is an incredible opportunity to learn alongside the amazing filmmakers who were also chosen for the cohort and come out a better director and producer for all our current and future projects.
From @wafilmworks: "Meet the 25 emerging documentary filmmakers participating in our current Above the Line Education Cohort!
"The bill that passed during the 2022 legislative session gave us the ability to serve a wider array of emerging filmmakers in Washington State," said Executive Director Amy Lillard. "This is the first time in the organization's history that we're able to invest in the careers of documentary filmmakers who will undoubtedly bring culturally diverse stories and perspectives to both the big and small screen."
• Dive deeper here: https://ow.ly/4XPA50UI8f0"
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Can't wait for this.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We've been on a classics movie/TV series marathon of sorts, having watched Music Man, Harvey Girls, and Summer Stock to name a few. But I tell you what, I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for Anne of Avonlea.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
What a game—@seahawksofficial.com win. Our defense was really stout today, and it was so good to see Geno deliver the win over the Niners. On to the Cardinals!
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
He's got Monday morning energy in this picture and I love it.
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Sarah Salcedo @sarah-salcedo.com · 16/11/2024
This whole thread made my night.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Voted!
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 08/10/2024
Documentary work today. Why is there never enough coffee??
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Sarah Salcedo @sarah-salcedo.com · 01/10/2024
I have a new story in the Autumn 2024 issue of @kaleidotrope.bsky.social! “In a Clearing on the Darkest Day” is an Ibsen-inspired monster story about memory and the things that feed on our grief. I’m excited to share it with you all: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2024/...
kaleidotrope.net
“In a Clearing on the Darkest Day” by Sarah Salcedo
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2024
Here’s a list of ways to help flood victims in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene:
bpr.org
List: Ways to donate and help flood victims in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene unleashed devastating flooding in the mountains of North Carolina. Here are ways to help local flood victims in Western North Carolina by donating relief funds or volunteering.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 11/05/2024
@sarahsalcedo.bsky.social and I have been waiting 20 years to see the auroras together! I'm in awe.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 30/07/2023
Lines for the movies are back!?! Is movie line culture a thing? Yes. Yes it is.
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 04/07/2023
Spiderman: Across The Spider-verse is an absolute work of art. Kicking it up a notch from the first film, I was speechless walking out of the theater both times. Brilliant film!
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Vasant Salcedo @vasantsalcedo.bsky.social · 13/05/2023
@sarahsalcedo.bsky.social loved our writing session yesterday - crush it today!
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