‘Powder’ Producer Supports Director

In your article “Dust Hasn’t Settled on ‘Powder,’ ” (Calendar, Oct. 31), only portions of what I was quoted as saying in relation to Victor Salva were presented. Also, what was edited from the story were all the positive remarks I made regarding Victor’s work as a truly gifted writer-director during the filming of our two pictures, his impeccable conduct on both movie sets, and the respect and admiration he garnered from cast and crew. Further, to my knowledge, neither Victor Salva or his representatives David Gersh or Michael Levy ever misrepresented anything to me. Victor has served the sentence imposed by the courts. In a just and civilized society, his work, like all his future actions, should be judged on its own merits.

DAN GRODNIK

Producer, “Powder”

Los Angeles