America ReFramed
Saving Brinton | Promo
Preview: Season 7 Episode 1 | 30s
History teacher Mike Zahs uncovers a trove of 19th century showreels of one of America's first motion picture impresarios, William Franklin Brinton. Zahs sets out to restore these showreels and present them to today's audiences. In this portrait of an unlikely Midwestern folk hero, SAVING BRINTON offers a meditation on the legacy of illusionist Frank Brinton, and the magic of living history.
Major funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Additional funding provided by the Wyncote Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Reva & David Logan Foundation and the Park Foundation.
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Saving Brinton | Trailer
A meditation on the legacy of illusionist Frank Brinton, and the magic of living history.
Preview: S7 Ep1 | 1m 43s
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