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Film preview: Filmmaker Kenny Riches’ "Mouse"
Salt Lake City native talks about his new feature touching on loneliness and a culture focused on financial success.
Sarah Coffey and Kenny Riches in "Mouse" Courtesy Photo Mouse , the new feature by Salt Lake City native filmmaker Kenny Riches, deals with a professional thief named Denny (played by Riches) who gets involved circa 2007 with a pair of con artists taking advantage of lonely people.
Riches spoke with City Weekly about the origins of the story, casting himself in the lead and the movie’s social and economic themes. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. CW: Why did this feel like it should be a Salt Lake-set story? KR: Salt Lake City in the film I think is interesting.
I grew up…
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