Filmmaker and raconteur Eric Zala talked by phone with Kevin O'Toole on Culture Dogs to promote his Hartford appearance in the Raiders Guys' tour - details on the films below and at Real Art Ways' website:

Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made (2015)
In 1981, two pre-teens (Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos) in Mississippi set out to remake their favorite film: Raiders of the Lost Ark. With the help of all their friends, it took them seven years to complete in their basement. Except one scene, the airplane scene. Thirty years later, they set out to finally finish their fan film and full realize their childhood dream.
Directed by Jeremy Coon & Tim Skousen
playing with
Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation (1989)
In person for this double feature will be director Eric Zala, to tell the amazing story of this legendary movie.
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