Kynan Dias, Assistant Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is no stranger to podcasting as co-host, with Lester Ryan Clark, of a series of film history podcasts on the TruStory.FM network. His picks reflect some of the conversation surrounding this 1910 season regarding literary adaptations and real-world impact, but the discussion finds new angles to explore, including a landmark work of Native American filmmaking.

Kynan earned a B.A. in film from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he pursued acting, screenwriting, and directing. Later, Kynan earned his MFA in screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he developed a love for writing TV sitcoms that was further nurtured during his time studying improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade.

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Films and resources mentioned:

• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1910) - Edwin S. Porter
• Frankenstein (1910) - J. Searle Dawley
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) - Otis Turner
• White Fawn’s Devotion (1910) - James Young Deer
• Jeffries-Johnson World’s Championship Boxing Contest (1910) - unknown
• Boxing Cats (1894) - William K.L. Dickson and William Heise
• The Dancing Pig (1907) - unknown
• The Great Train Robbery (1903) - Edwin S. Porter
• The “Teddy” Bears (1907) - Edwin S. Porter
• Alice in Wonderland (1903) - Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow
• Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske
• Alice in Wonderland (1933) - Norman Z. McLeod
• Frankenstein (1931) - James Whale
• Frankenstein (2025) - Guillermo del Toro
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) - Kenneth Branagh
• Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - James Whale
• A Christmas Carol (1910) - J. Searle Dawley
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) - Victor Fleming
• The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) - J. Farrell MacDonald
• The Wizard of Oz (1933) - Ted Eshbaugh
• Wicked (2024) - Jon M. Chu
• The Wizard of Oz (1925) - Larry Semon
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) - Vincente Minnelli
• The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908) - Francis Boggs and Otis Turner
• The Birth of a Nation (1915) - D.W. Griffith
• The Red Girl and the Child (1910) - James Young Deer
• The Toll of the Sea (1922) - Chester M. Franklin
• Stagecoach (1939) - John Ford
• Smoke Signals (1998) - Chris Eyre
• Glenroy Bros. (1894) - William K.L. Dickson
• Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) - Stanley Kramer
• Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Ang Lee
• Norma Rae (1979) - Martin Ritt
• Triumph of the Will (1935) - Leni Riefenstahl
• The Great White Hope (1970) - Martin Ritt
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) - Georges Méliès
• The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney - Richard Schickel
• Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only - The Life of America's First Black Filmmaker - Patrick McGilligan