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Samantha Silva's 'The Big Burn' To Make World Premiere At Sun Valley Film Festival

Courtesy Samantha Silva

Idaho screenwriter and director Samantha Silva has just completed her film, The Big Burn, the winner of the One Potato screenwriting competition.

And as she anticipates the world premiere of her film at the upcoming Sun Valley Film Festival, she talks to Weekend Edition host George Prentice about her experience of filming the entire movie in Stanley, Idaho.

You can learn more about the One Potato screenwriting competition and see the full slate of films for this year's Sun Valley Film Festival at SunValleyFilmFestival.org.

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