Smile for the Dead: An Examination of Spirit Photography
DocumentaryBiographyCrime
Year2025
Duration5h
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6.5
Uncovers the eerie mystery of William H. Mumler's spirit photography and his ghostly portraits of the1800s. This documentary investigates Mumler's techniques and why society so needed him in the post-Civil War era.
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Cast
Hamilton Young Ward
Director
Hamilton Young Ward
Self - Director
Mark Osterman
Self - Photographic Process Historian
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Crista Cloutier
Self - Mumler Biographer
Felicity T.C. Hamer
Self - PhD Communication
Katrina Weidman
Self - Paranormal Invesitgator
Leslie Young-Ward
Self - MDiv
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William H. Mumler
Self - Spirit Photographer
Hamilton Young Ward
Writer
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