A fascination with counter-cultures, his own Appalachian upbringing, and folk literature influence his work. Dustin has two features in development: The Abandoned, an Appalachian folk odyssey based on the resilient tenacity of a single-mother family, and The Leatherman, a narrative exploring the late-1800s vagabonding woodsman who traversed northern Appalachia. Dustin also developed a web-based companion project to The Travelogues called The TravelBlogues. He has worked and studied with James Benning, Betzy Bromberg, Kevin Everson, Rodrigo Garcia & Julie Lynn, and Lewis Klahr. Currently, Dustin interns for Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life, produced by Sarah Green.