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An Evening with Salt Cellar Films
August 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center’s next Emerging Filmmakers Showcase will be centered around an exciting new production company with big plans for Pittsburgh.
Nicholas Geisler and Bennett Cordon—co-founders of Los Angeles-based Salt Cellar Productions—will be at The Lindsay on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 7:30 p.m. to screen three diverse and compelling short films, participate in a Q&A, and reveal exclusive details about the feature film Salt Cellar plans to shoot throughout Pittsburgh next year. This Showcase is a free event, but guests will need to RSVP in advance due to space limitations.
“Salt Cellar is dedicated to telling smart, entertaining, and humanist stories exploring the interplay between individuals, technology and their communities,” says Geisler. “We can’t wait to bring those stories to Pittsburgh’s vibrant independent film scene!”
The three films screening at The Lindsay, all produced by Geisler and Cordon, are:
• When You Became Us, a 10-minute sci-fi comedy written and directed by Geisler. The film follows a couple struggling to remain on the same page in a world where technology can merge our minds with the internet—and each other. The feature film that Salt Cellar intends to shoot in Pittsburgh is a fleshed-out version of When You Became Us that’s also set in this region.
• Come As You Are, a 16-minute drama chronicling the experiences of a young gay man navigating new and old relationships following a life-changing diagnosis.
• Shut Up, Jack, a 9-minute comedy that premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival. The film takes place at a house party in which the titular Jack commits an embarrassing faux pas and becomes racked with anxiety.
The Salt Cellar duo both believe in, as Cordon put it, the importance of “forging community and conversation” through their work.
“Salt Cellar imbues every project with a boundless passion for storytelling,” says Geisler. “We’ve found a similar spirit and love for film at the Lindsay Theater.”
Adds Cordon: “We bring stories to life that tackle a spectrum of perspectives and moments of human connection. As we share the power of cinema with a community of film lovers, we hope to inspire filmmakers to create beauty in unpredictable futures.”
Emerging Filmmakers Showcase events, a staple at The Lindsay, present different artistic voices and encourage exchanges between these filmmakers and audiences. This program is partially funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation and always free to the public.
