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Karl Nykwest
@karl-nykwest.bsky.social
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Writer, Film and video editor

I co-run a video production company with my friend Steph Trainer, and make art in my spare time

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Happy solstice friends! Posting a day later, but for solstice this year, my production company recorded a reading of The Festival by HP Lovecraft, narrated by our friend and frequent collaborator, Eric Swader.

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Hoping to doing more of these in the coming year!
Cunning Folk Films presents Midnight Radio series
YouTube video by Cunning Folk Films
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December 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I wrote this short piece on substack reflecting on editing a scene in the documentary we’re working on (quick heads up: it’s about documentary editing). open.substack.com/pub/klnykwes...
Documenting the Pandemic in 2025
A few weeks back, Stephanie posted some stills from the documentary we’re working on to our Instagram that got me reflecting a bit about the process of creating documentary.
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December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Thrilled to have my short story “Only the Hills” featured in this month’s House of The Long Shadows!

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KL Nykwest on Substack
Thrilled to have my short story “Only the Hills” featured in this month’s House of The Long Shadows!
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July 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM