A special Q&A with author Willy Vlautin after a special screening of The Motel Life at the University of Nevada, Reno. <br /> <br />The Motel Life, directed by Gabe and Alan Polsky and starring Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Dakota Fanning, and Kris Kristofferson, is a searing and profound examination of brotherhood, set in the timeless Sierra Nevadan frontier, after two brothers are forced to leave Reno after being involved in a hit-and-run accident.